The initiative needs 35,000 signatures to be added to the ballot. It would allow personal use and cultivation of some psychedelics and therapeutic access in the state.

The class action lawsuit alleges the state has placed foster kids at risk and seeks system-wide reforms.

Duop Tharjiath, 29, had been held at the Alaska Psychiatric Institute for more than five years when he died there in March.

The board approved a draft of a new policy that could sanction physicians for providing gender affirming care to minors in the state.

The deputy commissioner spoke on the program “Line One” about how the Big Beautiful Bill will impact Medicaid in the state and on new community engagement requirements.

The 2024 National Survey on Drug Use and Health report found that in recent years, depression and suicidal thoughts and behaviors in teens have declined.

A 2018 law aimed at improving outcomes for kids in Alaska’s foster care system hasn’t led to meaningful progress, according to a recent audit, leaving experts dismayed.

Alaska signed on to a $7.4 billion national Purdue settlement last month, which could bring the state more than $12 million. The state is also set to receive almost $2 million in another settlement with eight opioid manufacturers.

A new analysis shows that health insurance premiums for Obamacare are set to soar next year, as financial help that subsidized the cost expires. Congress is not likely to extend the subsidies.

Opioid overdoses nationwide have declined significantly since fall of 2023, but not in Alaska. One thing Alaska experts suggest is increasing access to a medication that is highly effective, safe and straightforward.

One in five children has a language-based learning disability, most commonly dyslexia. Early, specialized support can help young learners succeed for years to come.

The tax reductions that President Trump wants to continue are rolled into a large bill that requires big cuts to medicaid and food support programs.