James Brooks, Alaska Beacon
Revived legislation proposes penalties for abusing Alaska’s 911 system
A bill adding criminal penalties for harassing 911 dispatchers or abusing the 911 system in Alaska is advancing in the Legislature.
Weddings are resuming at Alaska courthouses — here’s how to get married in Alaska
Whether you go to a courthouse or not, getting married in Alaska can be an easy process, and anyone can conduct the ceremony.
Alaska’s governor, lieutenant governor and top officials are in line for a pay increase
The State Officers Compensation Commission has recommended raising the governor’s annual salary from $145,000 to approximately $176,000.
Gov. Dunleavy says Alaska doesn’t flare its natural gas. It does.
Targeted by environmental groups, gas flares in Alaska are regulated more by economics than concerns about greenhouse gases.
Retiring from the high court, Alaska’s chief justice defends its system of selecting judges
Members of the Senate’s coalition majority say they don’t expect changes to the system before the 2024 election, but others aren’t sure.
Alaska labor commissioner unexpectedly resigns for undisclosed reasons
Commissioner Tamika Ledbetter’s resignation was announced in an email from the governor’s office Tuesday afternoon.
Anchorage senator proposes new spending cap, key piece of Alaska fiscal plan
The idea from Sen. James Kaufman, R-Anchorage, was encouraged by a bipartisan, bicameral group.
Former lieutenant governor candidate Heidi Drygas is new head of Alaska’s largest public union
Heidi Drygas will replace Jake Metcalfe as executive director of the Alaska State Employees Association.
State troopers, misled by false court order, detained school principal for mental health check
Troopers say a family member of Mary Fulp presented responding troopers with a written court order they said was signed by a state judge.
Alaska Gov. Dunleavy urges Legislature to fund more legal action against Biden administration
Dunleavy said there are many reasons for optimism in Alaska during his State of the State address, calling for it to be the "most pro-life" state in the U.S.
For rural Alaska lawmakers, local issues trumped party interests and swung the state House
The members of the House’s Bush Caucus explain how and why they flipped control of the chamber.
Dunleavy picks Sitka judge for Supreme Court, first justice in decades from small-town Alaska
Jude Pate is also the first justice to come from Southeast Alaska since 2013.
Fresh in power, Alaska House’s new Republican-led coalition outlines its priorities
"Fiscal stability" is No. 1, but specifics are hard to come by as the group gets organized.
From abortion to zoning: Short summaries of every bill in the 33rd Alaska State Legislature
The 33rd Legislature convenes Jan. 17, and lawmakers have already begun prefiling items for public consideration.
Alaska Gov. Dunleavy appoints two new judges to Anchorage Superior Court
Laura Hartz and Christina Rankin were appointed by the governor after a six-month application and vetting process.
Alaska legislators say abortion-related legislation is unlikely to advance in the Capitol this year
A bipartisan supermajority in the Senate, plus close margins in the House, means controversial bills on social issues will face major obstacles.
University of Alaska will gain a plot of land that’s half the size of Rhode Island under new federal budget law
A clause in the new law, written by Sen. Lisa Murkowski, would give the university 360,000 acres in the next four years.
Alaska development bank approves more spending as it seeks to open ANWR for drilling
The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority has earmarked money for lawsuits and other work in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
Historic neighborhood, once envisioned for new Alaska Capitol, is given away by the state
Juneau’s Telephone Hill neighborhood is home to Alaska’s oldest still-in-use house, built in 1882.
Alaska’s top-earning state employees include investment managers, troopers and psychiatrists
Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s salary, set by a state board, is the 862nd highest below the manager of the Bethel airport.