Juneau Independent

District will no longer pursue applicants who need visas to work due to difficulty of approval.

Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski said she will not support the Senate version of the bill; Rep. Nick Begich III voted in favor.

The tool's goal is to help show how different spending options affect the district's operating budget and to receive community feedback.

Lawmakers with the bipartisan majority caucus have expressed support for more funding for schools, but point to Gov. Dunleavy’s history of vetoes as a major roadblock.

Fifteen Democratic-led states have dropped a six-year-old lawsuit challenging the legality of a federal plan that allowed oil and gas drilling in the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.

Rep. Sara Hannan, D-Juneau, says HB 250 seeks to ensure public trust; skeptical legislators ask about threats to officers and their families during enforcement actions under Trump.

Forum discussing future of transporting electric vehicles to Southeast Alaska planned for Wednesday night.

This report contains public information available from local emergency response and law enforcement organizations.

Regional DOT leader acknowledges 92% of 622 respondents in public survey oppose proposed ferry terminal, says ‘I take that as a challenge to make it better for them.’

The Alaska Marine Highway System has never fully paid its own way with ticket revenues; it’s always needed state money to cover the gap between what it costs to operate the fleet and what it can collect from travelers.

First update in 15 years comes as comes just as numerous climate cases make their way through state and federal courts.

The families of four of the 10 people who died in the February 2025 crash of a Bering Air flight near Nome have filed three separate wrongful death lawsuits against the airline, alleging its actions are to blame for the crash.