By JAMES BROOKS Alaska Beacon In a new review of Alaska’s state finances, a New York-based credit rating agency has upgraded its outlook for the 49th state. Kroll Bond Rating Agency …
By JAMES BROOKS Alaska Beacon In a new review of Alaska’s state finances, a New York-based credit rating agency has upgraded its outlook for the 49th state. Kroll Bond Rating Agency …
By YERETH ROSEN Alaska Beacon Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Friday proposed a constitutional amendment that would give future governors more latitude when picking judges for the Alaska Court …
By Yareth Rosen Alaska Beacon A Medicaid card is seen in this undated photo. Alaska’s annual Medicaid costs, which are currently borne by both the federal and state governments, are expected …
sandy 8:29 AB alaska medicaid sandy yereth rosen State Medicaid Costs To Rise, Legislators Told Medicaid Cost to Rise, Expert Tells Legislators A Medicaid card is seen in this undated photo. Alaska’s annual Medicaid costs, which are...
By JAMES BROOKS Alaska Beacon The Alaska House of Representatives is planning to vote this week on a bill that would significantly increase funding for the state’s public schools. As …
By JAMES BROOKS Alaska Beacon The Alaska House of Representatives voted 36-0 on Friday to reject a proposal that would peg legislative salaries and the pay of other top state officials to …
By YARETH ROSEN ALASKA BEACON Amid pending tariffs, verbal attacks and insults lobbed against Canada by President Donald Trump and his team, several Alaska lawmakers want to present a contrary …
By JAMES BROOKS Alaska Beacon A budget resolution passed late Tuesday by the U.S. House of Representatives is sparking concern in Alaska, worrying state legislators who say it will lead to …
By YERETH ROSEN Alaska Beacon The condition of Alaska’s public infrastructure has improved over the last four years, thanks in large part to the infusion of billions of federal dollars from …
By CORINNE SMITH Alaska Beacon The University of Alaska Board of Regents voted to comply with recent executive orders by President Donald Trump, including removing the words “diversity,” …
By JAMES BROOKS Alaska Beacon For the second time in two years, the Alaska Legislature has approved a $75 million bond package for a new cruise ship dock in Seward. On Wednesday, the Alaska …
By JAMES BROOKS Alaska Beacon The families of three Alaska Department of Natural Resources employees killed in a 2023 North Slope helicopter crash have sued the company that operated the …
By YERETH ROSEN Alaska Beacon Alaska, one of the world’s most seismically active locations, just completed a relatively quiet year for earthquakes but a busy year for landslides in the …
By CORINNE SMITH Alaska Beacon Alaska crime trends show a mixed picture: while property crime rates have steadily declined, violent crime rates remain significantly high, according to national …
By JAMES BROOKS Alaska Beacon Following a national trend, a panel of legislators in the Alaska House of Representatives has been examining whether mail theft, currently investigated and …
By JAMES BROOKS Alaska Beacon All seven members of the Alaska Senate’s powerful finance committee on Monday proposed rewriting the payment formula for the annual Permanent Fund dividend, …
By JAMES BROOKS Alaska Beacon Two leading members of the Alaska House of Representatives on Monday announced their opposition to a proposal from Gov. Mike Dunleavy to lift the state’s 35-year-old …
By YERETH ROSEN Alaska Beacon As cruise ship visitation has increased, so have water-quality violations, state officials told lawmakers last week. Alaska Department of Environmental …
By JAMES BROOKS Alaska Beacon Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Friday introduced a bill that would partially reverse Alaska’s 35-year-old ban on fish farms. House Bill 111 was referred to the House …