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 the regular legislative session ended because he insists that they approve major big-time relief from […]

Redfin Real Estate compiled data on how home prices are changing in 2026 in Fairbanks, AK.

Redfin Real Estate compiled data on how home prices are changing in 2026 in Anchorage, AK.

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 island parcel is part of 400,000-acre Kachemak Bay State Park. The Conservation Fund, a private nonprofit that protects vulnerable lands and habitat, has purchased the site […]

State prosecutors in Utqiagvik have charged a North Slope Borough employee with allegedly crashing a fuel truck while drunk. According to court documents filed May 13 in Utqiagvik, James Brown was driving on April 9 in Point Lay, a village on the shore of the Arctic Ocean, when he ran the fuel truck off the […]

Alaskans pride themselves on resilience. We work long hours, adapt to difficult conditions, raise families through dark winters and carry a culture that values toughness and independence. But resilience without recovery eventually becomes exhaustion. Across healthcare, more providers are seeing the same troubling pattern: people who are chronically fatigued, mentally overloaded, emotionally strained and physically […]

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has vetoed a bill from Rep. Genevive Mina, D-Anchorage, that sought to raise the priority of public transit programs like buses in state transportation planning. Senators passed House Bill 26 by a 16-4 vote on April 29, and the House approved it on a 22-14 vote May 1.  If the bill […]

Alaska’s governor enacted two bills this week, giving final approval to a bill that sets a uniform disaster evacuation scale for the state and another that raises the amount of annual funding for the Alaska Legal Services Corp. Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed Senate Bill 192, the evacuation system bill, on Wednesday, and he allowed House […]

On the day a special legislative session began to consider tax incentives for a long-desired pipeline to carry natural gas from the North Slope to markets, Gov. Mike Dunleavy insisted that the massive project is about to become reality. “It’s gone from concept to discussion to, now, execution,” Dunleavy told the audience Thursday at the […]

Stacker compiled the most popular baby names for boys of the 1950s in Alaska using data from the Social Security Administration.

The Alaska Legislature approved millions for immediate upgrades to the facilities at the state-run boarding school, Mt. Edgecumbe High School.  Mt. Edgecumbe has been the focus of public concern and legislative hearings this year, after more than 100 students disenrolled during the school year. Lawmakers called the state’s management of the school into question after […]

Stacker compiled a list of cities with the fastest-growing home prices in Alaska using data from Zillow.

Supporters of the Donlin Gold project often frame it as a matter of Alaska Native self-determination and fiduciary responsibility because the Alaska Native regional corporation Calista owns the mineral rights. However as Calista shareholders, we believe the deeper question is: What happens when corporate obligations directly conflict with Alaska Native values? The Alaska Native Claims […]

The Alaska Legislature on Thursday opened a 30-day special session on a proposal to cut taxes on the proposed trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline in order to encourage its construction. Gov. Mike Dunleavy called the session, but one of the first challenges facing him and other tax-cut proponents is convincing skeptical legislators that a tax break […]

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 districts’ energy costs.  The Alaska Legislature has been divided, and at odds with Gov. Mike Dunleavy, over the level of state […]

The Alaska Legislature has approved new limits on the amount of money that can be donated to political candidates, but opponents of those limits are seeking to start those rules in the middle of the current election, something that could lead to a lawsuit that snarls the new rules altogether. In a 21-19 vote on […]

An Alaska Legislature defined by its conflicts with Gov. Mike Dunleavy came to an end at 9:43 p.m. Wednesday night as legislators officially adjourned their second regular session. Lawmakers will return to work Thursday as they open a special session focused on the planned trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline. As with other topics, the Legislature and […]

The Alaska Legislature has approved a state driver’s license data-sharing bill that would allow some travelers to speed through security at airports in Alaska. On Wednesday, the Alaska Senate voted unanimously to approve Senate Bill 237, from Sen. Scott Kawasaki, D-Fairbanks. Because the House voted to pass the bill 40-0 on Tuesday, the Senate’s vote […]

Restaurants in Alaska will have to stop serving food in disposable polystyrene foam containers, under a bill passed by the Legislature and awaiting Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s signature. The measure, House Bill 25, prohibits food establishments from using containers made of Styrofoam and similar plastic foam materials starting on Jan. 1. The bill applies to restaurants […]

Maybe it’s because of the winter we had, with its lingering cold and back-to-back storms, but I’ve been deep in spring cleaning this season. I’ve always hoarded papers — old handouts, notes and fliers — but I’m not organized enough to know what’s where, so it’s always a bit of a surprise where information shows […]