3+ day, 11+ min ago  (1395+ words) Alaska's acting attorney general filed an emergency petition with the Alaska Supreme Court to compel the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District to open a charter school whose application the district previously denied. The petition comes one day after a…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (1111+ words) Gov. Mike Dunleavy said late Friday that he won't accept changes made by the Senate to a bill that proposes a multibillion-dollar tax break for the Alaska LNG megaproject. Shortly after his remarks, the House canceled a floor session that…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago  (276+ words) JUNEAU " The Alaska Legislature is set to meet in a joint session Friday afternoon to consider possible veto overrides for several bills vetoed by Gov. Mike Dunleavy. Of the nine bills vetoed by the governor Thursday evening, the Legislature will…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago  (222+ words) Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Friday called a second special session for Alaska lawmakers starting Saturday morning to continue their effort to pass a multibillion-dollar tax break for the Alaska LNG megaproject. The announcement came shortly before the Senate Finance Committee,…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago  (360+ words) Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed nine bills Thursday evening, including ones seeking to update the state's corporate income tax; implement new protections for minors undergoing psychiatric care; allow pharmacists to prescribe some medications; and tax e-cigarettes. The vetoes came as lawmakers…...

4+ day, 17+ hour ago  (235+ words) Because we have ranked choice voting, Dan Sullivan need not fret about a second Dan Sullivan on the ballot in November. Most of his supporters will remember his middle initial, and anyone who forgets can simply rank one Dan Sullivan…...

4+ day, 18+ hour ago  (349+ words) Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Thursday upped the stakes in his bid to pass a multibillion-dollar tax break for the state's long-sought Alaska LNG megaproject, saying on social media that he'll call a second special session if senators can't come to…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago  (328+ words) A mountain biker on the Anchorage Hillside was injured by a bear last weekend, prompting one of two wildlife-related trail closures this week. The cyclist was between a half-mile and a mile down the Dome Trail near the Basher neighborhood…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago  (816+ words) Mayor Suzanne La France on Tuesday announced plans to add to the growing list of tax breaks intended to encourage housing development in Anchorage. La France proposed a new tax incentive to reduce property taxes for first-time homebuyers and a…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago  (496+ words) Someone is tampering with commercial gas meters in Anchorage, including on Monday morning, when officials say flames shot from a leak outside a bar near downtown Anchorage as crews worked for hours to cut the meter's gas supply off. Anchorage…...