Alaska Legislature ends regular session without a budget
The House voted to adjourn without hearing the Senate’s budget that had a $1,300 PFD. A special session starts Thursday.
Interior and Southwest Alaska ice-jam floodwaters recede as recovery continues
The outlook for ice jam flooding on the Yukon and Kuskokwim rivers was improving Wednesday as the breakup moved downriver.
How did an Anchorage soup kitchen make millions on its homeless shelter contract? A reporter explains.
The money came from a generous city contract funded by federal taxpayers. And more than a year after Bean’s Cafe lost its contract to run the shelter at Sullivan Arena, the billing dispute remains unresolved.
With Anchorage’s shelters full, homeless campers eke out life in limbo
Policymakers haven’t publicly said what they’ll police within the camps. For now, the plan is to meet the campers where they are.
Alaska’s legislators and top executive-branch officials will receive pay increases by 2024
The state House and Senate failed to pass a bill that would have blocked the pay hikes from coming into effect.
Senate fails to pass budget Tuesday, leaving narrow window for a deal during the regular session
The Senate adjourned on Tuesday afternoon without passing a budget bill for the House to consider.
Alaska House follows Senate to pass bill authorizing sale of carbon credits from state land
Senate Bill 48 authorizes the leasing of state land for up to 55 years for preservation of its powers to absorb atmospheric carbon.
City contracts drive millions in pandemic profits for Anchorage soup kitchen
Bean’s Cafe cashed in big running the Sullivan Arena homeless shelter.
LizAnn Williams, mother of Alaska congresswoman, has died
Congresswoman Mary Peltola's mother, LizAnn Williams, was raised on the Gweek River and in Kwethluk. She retired as a medical records clerk.
Alaska Legislature unanimously passes bill requiring IDs for people leaving prisons
The bill would make identifications issued by the Department of Corrections serve as legal IDs.
Flooding closes schools in Glennallen as high waters continue to inundate Alaska communities
Officials say the floodwaters are swamping Alaska towns, tearing buildings from foundations, seeping into homes and covering roads.
USDA to buy almost $120M of Alaska sockeye and Pacific groundfish, with nudge from congressional delegation
It’s a win for the state’s marketing branch. But the purchase won’t totally clear out the storehouses and shelves.
Juneau celebrates first arrival of Crystal Worl-designed jet: ‘Just so proud of her’
The Alaska Airlines plane — its name means "Salmon People" in Lingít — features a giant, colorful formline design by Crystal Worl.
Most people don’t think of rural Alaska as a place to get fresh-roasted coffee. Bob Foster wants to change that.
Foster said his business has grown so fast, it's sometimes difficult to keep up.
As natural gas shortage looms, Alaska utilities and advocates feud over renewable power bill
The two sides agree on the need to wean Alaska’s power grid from its deep dependence on natural gas, but they disagree on how quickly.
What you need to know about the debt ceiling as the deadline looms
What is the debt ceiling? What could happen if it's not raised? Here are answers to questions you may be asking about the debt limit and the fight over it.
Bruised feelings and fiscal trouble leave Alaska on the verge of another budget deadlock
The state Senate is planning to present a take-it-or-leave-it budget option to the House on Wednesday.
Alaska Legislature remains gridlocked over PFDs, with time running out in regular session
Alaska Public Media's Legislative reporter Lex Treinen has been following the action — or inaction — over the budget. He said the sticking point continues to be the size of the Permanent Fund dividend.
Anchorage’s Service High principal resigns after investigation into ‘community concerns’
Allen Wardlaw had been on administrative leave since April when the district said it launched an investigation into concerns linked to him.
Alaska’s child care crisis | Alaska Insight
On this Alaska Insight, host Lori Townsend is joined by Sen. Löki Tobin and Stephanie Berglund, CEO of Thread Alaska, to discuss the scope and possible solutions to the child care crisis.