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Based in Anchorage, Anchorage Daily News offers news, features and commentary with a statewide focus.
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Opinion: A housing compromise Anchorage can live with
5+ hour, 40+ min ago (344+ words) Housing policy should not divide us when we are all interested in solving the same problems. We need to focus on solutions that respect people whether they are low income, middle income or high income. Anchorage has some rough edges…...
Opinion: Anchorage needs more housing, but residents deserve a real say in how we get there
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (294+ words) We want to thank Mayor Suzanne LaFrance for recently inviting Anchorage residents to participate in a conversation about her goal of building 10,000 homes in 10 years. It was encouraging to see residents from neighborhoods across the city come together to share…...
Anchorage school officials release spending plan for $32M in ‘waterfall’ funding
1+ week, 1+ day ago (873+ words) Anchorage School District administrators this week released a plan to spend about half of the additional money the district will receive from the state later this year as a result of surplus oil revenues. Janelle Earls, commissioner of the Alaska…...
Several Alaska legislative candidates drop out ahead of general election
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1255+ words) JUNEAU — The field of legislative candidates for Alaska’s general election is set after several candidates dropped out or failed to receive enough votes to advance from the August primary. The state’s official primary results were certified Monday morning, and the…...
Pressure grows for a consolidated GOP field in Alaska governor’s race as deadline nears
1+ week, 5+ day ago (530+ words) The fifth-place finisher in Alaska’s gubernatorial primary is calling on the third- and fourth-place finishers to consolidate into a single ticket as the Monday deadline for candidates to withdraw looms. On both sides of the political aisle, some candidates and…...
Opinion: Chugach Electric isn’t standing still in preparing for Alaska’s energy future
2+ week, 5+ day ago (519+ words) Anchorage Daily News Opinion: Chugach Electric isnât standing still in preparing for Alaskaâs energy future Recent news coverage has highlighted concerns about natural gas supplies and electric reliability in Southcentral Alaska. While these discussions underscore the importance of…...
Last winter tested Anchorage’s water and sewer infrastructure. Any major changes will take time.
2+ week, 6+ day ago (861+ words) Brian Baus described winter 2025-26 as a “prolonged natural disaster,” characterized by water pipes that stayed frozen for weeks, crew members so cold they couldn’t talk straight and a broken excavator claw. AWWU customers expect to turn on their water whenever…...
Editorial: The road ahead for the Seward Highway
3+ week, 13+ hour ago (600+ words) Two lives were lost that morning. Families and friends were left to grieve, and first responders confronted a scene no one should have to witness. Anyone who’s lived in Southcentral for any length of time has had or knows someone…...
Facing natural gas crisis, Alaska threatens Cook Inlet producer with loss of gas field for not meeting timelines
3+ week, 1+ day ago (1598+ words) The state of Alaska has issued a stern warning to compel a small Cook Inlet company to move ahead quickly with natural gas production as the Anchorage region faces a critical gas shortage. The head of the Alaska Department of…...
Top candidates in Alaska governor’s race say they are weighing a consolidated field as primary results come in
3+ week, 3+ day ago (1264+ words) Two Democrats and two Republicans emerged as the top four vote-getters after early results were counted in Alaska’s gubernatorial primary Tuesday, but with thousands of ballots remaining to be counted, questions remain on the identity and strategy of candidates who…...