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Advocates were in Juneau to meet with lawmakers and attend the debut of a film that shows a week in the life of infant ...
Bishop says he plans listening sessions with voters across the state before campaigning in earnest for the 2026 election.
Tessa Hull's 'Feeding Ghosts' was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for memoirs and biographies, placing her among America's top ...
A joint Russian-Chinese military convoy sailed through the Bering Sea in 2024, for the third consecutive year.
The administration wants to include a new High Arctic offshore area in a new oil leasing program, but U.S. rights there are ...
Once the 23andMe data is in the hands of another company, that company could change its privacy policy at any time, experts ...
The Alaska Legislature has voted to uphold Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of a bill that would have significantly increased the funding formula for Alaska’s K-12 public schools. Dunleavy vetoed House Bill ...
For the third time in two years, the Alaska Legislature has approved a bill that seeks to increase long-term state funding for the state’s K-12 public schools. On Wednesday, the state Senate voted ...
Alaska Education Commissioner Deena Bishop sent a letter to superintendents statewide urging them to lobby legislators for the governor’s education policy items – or risk Dunleavy again vetoing an ...
The Alaska Legislature on Friday passed a major increase to K-12 education funding, worth $1,000 in the state’s per-student funding formula. Gov. Mike Dunleavy has indicated he will veto the proposal, ...
When oil prices rise, the state of Alaska gets a windfall in taxes and royalties. When gold prices rise — as they have, in dramatic fashion, this spring — state revenue barely ticks up. Industry ...
Along with announcing a veto of an education funding bill on Thursday, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy introduced new legislation with a lower per student funding boost, plus additional funding and policy ...