6+ hour, 42+ min ago  (964+ words) ICEd Out: Detention center plans meet resistance in PA The Alaska Legislature approved a package of legislation aimed at improving the state's coordination and emergency medical services response for strokes and heart attacks, including prompting school districts to offer CPR…...

3+ day, 6+ hour ago  (554+ words) AI in therapy and food benefits. States grapple with new tech A century ago, a Norwegian-born mariner nicknamed "Herring Pete" and his Austrian-born wife operated a fox farm on a scenic, remote and mountainous Kenai Peninsula island. Now that 24-acre…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (978+ words) Whiplash over remote access to abortion medication nationwide Alaska lawmakers approved an additional $144 million in one-time funding for K-12 schools next year, plus a batch of education policy changes that garnered bipartisan support particularly aimed at boosting teacher retention and offsetting…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (674+ words) With the Voting Rights Act gutted, what's next for elections? Lawmakers in the Alaska House passed a bill that aims to stabilize budgets for Alaska school districts by redefining how they calculate their student counts. The student count makes up…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (254+ words) The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities is planning to relax the requirements for a subsidy program intended to attract cargo airlines to Fairbanks International Airport. In a March 6 public notice, the department said it will waive landing and…...