Eric Stone
State Government ReporterEric Stone is Alaska Public Media’s state government reporter. He covers all facets of state government and how they affect Alaskans, from the Alaska Legislature to the executive branch and the court system. He is based in Juneau year-round and joined Alaska Public Media in 2023.
He previously worked as the news director for KRBD in Ketchikan, covering communities in southern Southeast Alaska. He’s a graduate of Rice University and is originally from Houston, Texas.
Outside of work, Eric enjoys hiking, skiing and getting out on the beautiful waters of Southeast Alaska.
Reach Eric at estone@alaskapublic.org.
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Board chair Jason Brune said the raise comes after Mitchell got high marks on an annual performance evaluation. -
Education and energy top the governor's list of legislative priorities, he told reporters ahead of his annual holiday open house. -
Election officials wrapped up the recount Monday. The ballot measure to repeal ranked choice voting and open primaries failed by 743 votes. -
That means the Democrat-heavy bipartisan majority caucus will have no wiggle room on contentious votes. -
We picked 10 ambiguous ballots to illustrate how the recount process works. See if you can correctly identify all 10. -
Second-place candidate Steve Menard requested the recount and says he’s “just doing due diligence” in the closely contested race. -
The Alaska Republican Party requested the recount, which is being performed at the state’s expense because of the close final margin. -
With six members, the conservative minority would be guaranteed seats on legislative committees and be able to hire additional staff. -
The Alaska Housing Finance Corp. will offer a $10,000 credit for roughly 650 new homes that receive a five-plus or six-star energy efficiency rating. -
The biggest changes will come in the House as it flips from a Republican-led coalition to one mostly made up of Democrats and independents.
