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Alaska Senate approves $13.9 billion draft state budget, including $1,150 payments to Alaskans
Lawmakers’ next step is combining the Senate plan with a different version approved last month by the Alaska House.
May 83 min read
Amid Iran war, Alaska’s oil is selling with an extra premium on global markets
The gap between the price of Brent crude and North Slope crude ‘may be the highest value in history’
May 73 min read
Alaskans march to honor, call for justice for missing and murdered Indigenous peoples
State and federal officials say addressing the crisis is a top priority, but advocates, families and supporters say more resources and attention to current and cold cases are needed
May 77 min read
Fisherman to plead guilty to stealing trees from Tongass National Forest
A commercial fisherman in Kodiak will plead guilty to stealing 16 yellow cedar trees from the Tongass National Forest in Southeast Alaska.
May 72 min read
Legislature approves extra legal help for Alaskans who can’t afford attorneys
After four years of effort, the Alaska Legislature has passed a bill offering additional support for the underfunded organization that offers free legal help to Alaskans facing civil lawsuits.
May 62 min read
Alaska lawmakers raise education lawsuit conflict concern for attorney general designee
Stephen Cox is the treasurer and founding member of a new private Christian school in Anchorage, scheduled to open in the fall.
May 65 min read
In Alaska Legislature’s last days, a key question: How much to subsidize the gas pipeline?
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy is urging state lawmakers to act on his proposal to cut state taxes by $7.2 billion over the next 36 years to subsidize construction of the proposed trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline.
May 65 min read
Alaska school district considers allowing teachers and staff to carry handguns at work
The Matanuska-Susitna Borough School District is scheduled to consider a proposal that would pay teachers, staff and contractors to carry handguns at schools in the borough.
May 52 min read
Alaska National Guard to deploy 25 service members to Washington DC
Alaska will deploy 25 National Guard soldiers and airmen to Washington D.C. this month, according to a Friday update from the Alaska Department of Military and Veteran Affairs.
May 52 min read
With one of two wells drilled, Hilcorp to pull out of Yukon Flats
The wells was drilled on Indigenous-owned land, in a program that prompted sharp opposition from area tribes.
May 53 min read
Alaska Legislature declines to override Gov. Dunleavy’s veto of bipartisan election bill
Two Southeast Alaska Republicans flip, casting key votes to sustain Dunleavy’s veto of changes before the 2026 elections.
May 45 min read
Alaska lawmakers raise concerns with Dunleavy’s attorney general pick ahead of confirmation vote
Stephen Cox defended controversial legal positions in his first eight months in office, as some lawmakers questioned if they are contrary to Alaska law and Alaskans’ interests.
May 47 min read
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