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 …
By JAMES BROOKS Alaska Beacon Ahead of the third anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Alaska Republican U.S. Rep. Nick Begich III has declined to say that he supports aid for the …
By JAMES BROOKS Alaska Beacon A key House panel unexpectedly advanced a major rewrite of Alaska’s per-student funding formula for public schools on Thursday. Without objection, the House …
By YERETH ROSEN Alaska Beacon Environmental groups on Wednesday sued President Donald Trump’s administration to overturn an executive order seeking to open Arctic waters off Alaska, as well …
By COLLEEN MONDOR Alaska Beacon On Feb. 5, one day before the crash of Bering Air Flight 445, the Federal Aviation Administration informed a group of Alaska air carriers that it would no longer …
By KAY BROWN Alaska Beacon The first cruise ship of the year will arrive April 14 in Juneau. Large cruise ships will soon be calling at communities around the state, bringing more than a …
By YERETH ROSEN Alaska Beacon The Alaska Permanent Fund dividend, an annual payout to residents from the state’s oil-wealth fund, has been credited with numerous positive outcomes in the state. It …
EDITOR’S NOTE: The Sentinel will report on federally-mandated employee terminations in the Sitka Ranger District as that information becomes available. By CORINNE …
By CORINNE SMITH Alaska Beacon A crowd of more than 60 members and supporters of the largest state employees’ union gathered outside the Alaska State Capitol on Friday for a Valentine’s …