10+ hour, 45+ min ago  (618+ words) Legislators are being held after school this month and the state is paying for the extra time because the governor did not do his homework. If that seems backward, you're right. Gov. Mike Dunleavy ordered lawmakers to stay late after…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (635+ words) The first month of the U. S. war against Iran caused crude oil prices to skyrocket around the world, and the price of Alaska's oil has risen particularly far. That rise is making tens of millions of dollars, maybe a few hundred…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (259+ words) New statewide polling shows Alaskans have near-record negative views of the state's economy, with opinions more pessimistic than they were during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic emergency....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (552+ words) On Thursday morning, Patrick Ford descended through clouds shrouding Juneau in a brand new Cessna 208 Caravan. The plane emerged from whiteout conditions at around 1600 feet above the Mendenhall Wetlands and glided gently onto the runway at Juneau International Airport. Ford…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (491+ words) The Alaska Senate on Wednesday advanced'a constitutional amendment'that would establish a dedicated fund for public education. If passed, lawmakers could design a new source of state revenue to go toward the fund that would be used specifically for schools. The…...

1+ mon, 4+ week ago  (561+ words) Five Alaska mayors voiced concerns about how a proposed tax break for the Alaska LNG gas line project would impact their communities. Republican Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has'proposed'eliminating property taxes and other local taxes for the $46 billion megaproject. Instead, his…...

2+ mon, 13+ hour ago  (308+ words) We're back with the next edition of our recurring survey of the more than a dozen candidates running to be Alaska's next governor. This week's questions revolve around a huge "and hugely expensive " LNG export project pushed by Alaska's current…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago  (703+ words) When natural disasters strike in the Lower 48, people affected are compensated for income lost from wage-earning jobs that have been interrupted, as well as lost assets with assigned financial value. For residents of the Yukon-Kuskokwim region who were displaced by…...

7+ mon, 1+ day ago  (145+ words) The Chilkoot Indian Association is accepting food donations for Western Alaska residents displaced by the remnants of Typhoon Halong. The drive is specifically focused on locally harvested or preserved foods, to provide for evacuees who have been "cut off from…...