Politics
Dunleavy introduces first-draft budget with $1.5 billion deficit and more than $3,800 PFD
Over the next several months, there’ll be lots of back-and-forth with legislators before they pass their own version.
Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. board approves 10% raise for CEO
Board chair Jason Brune said the raise comes after Mitchell got high marks on an annual performance evaluation.
Biden says Native boarding school monument ensures history will not be erased
President Joe Biden says the monument, to be created at a former boarding school in Pennsylvania, builds on his apology to tribes.
Biden commutes the sentences for 1,500 people, the largest act of clemency in a day
The 1,500 people had been serving long prison sentences that would have been shorter under today's laws and practices.
Dunleavy says he plans to introduce education bill pairing funding increase with reforms
Education and energy top the governor's list of legislative priorities, he told reporters ahead of his annual holiday open house.
FBI Director Wray to resign at end of Biden administration
Christopher Wray told employees at an FBI town hall that he will resign to "avoid dragging the Bureau deeper into the fray."
Kenai gets nearly $80K in fishery disaster funds from feds
Most of the money is coming from the east side setnet fishery’s 2018 season and the 2020 Upper Cook Inlet salmon fishery season.
Albertsons sues Kroger and ends failed grocery megamerger
The lawsuit over a deal to combine the two largest U.S. supermarkets came just a day after it was blocked in two federal courts.
Biden administration includes restrictions in Arctic refuge oil lease sale
In its decision, the BLM limited the lease sales to 400,000 acres, which is one-quarter of the coastal plain section of the refuge.
The recount is over. Alaska will keep ranked choice voting.
Election officials wrapped up the recount Monday. The ballot measure to repeal ranked choice voting and open primaries failed by 743 votes.
Alaska House Republicans form 19-member minority caucus led by Mia Costello
That means the Democrat-heavy bipartisan majority caucus will have no wiggle room on contentious votes.
Can you guess how these 10 ambiguous Ballot Measure 2 votes were counted?
We picked 10 ambiguous ballots to illustrate how the recount process works. See if you can correctly identify all 10.
Supreme Court rejects challenge to Hawaii gun licensing rules — for now
At issue was a Hawaii Supreme Court decision that allowed the state to prosecute a man carrying a loaded pistol without a license.
Rebels seize control of Syria’s capital as Assad flees to Russia
The Syrian government collapsed early Sunday, as deposed President Bashar al-Assad was granted asylum by Russia.
Division of Election plans to recount Wasilla state House race decided by just 12 votes
Second-place candidate Steve Menard requested the recount and says he’s “just doing [his] due diligence” in the closely contested race.
Southeast Alaska set to lose nearly a fifth of its population by 2050, report says
The state document bases the projection on a mixture of increased outmigration and deaths outnumbering births in the region.
China bans export of critical minerals to U.S. as graphite mine near Nome pushes forward
The massive Graphite One project could become the largest U.S. source of the mineral as China reviews graphite exports.
Court upholds a U.S. ban on TikTok
An appeals court agreed that the viral video app must be sold off by its China-based parent company.
A new study touts the economics of building the Alaska LNG Project, but some lawmakers have doubts
If it’s built, the full pipeline project would move natural gas from the North Slope to Nikiski, where it'd be prepared for shipment overseas.
Increase in Port of Alaska surcharge could raise price on goods
But Anchorage officials said it probably won’t be very noticeable to the average Alaskan.
Recount of ranked choice repeal ballot measure gets underway in Juneau
The Alaska Republican Party requested the recount, which is being performed at the state’s expense because of the close final margin.
Alaska Senate’s minority caucus will include 6 Republicans led by Wasilla Sen. Mike Shower
With six members, the conservative minority would be guaranteed seats on legislative committees and be able to hire additional staff.
Trump transition team signs an agreement for security clearances
The new agreement will help Trump officials access classified information needed to prepare to take over on Jan. 20.
Murkowski could be an obstacle to Trump’s ambition, but only with help from GOP colleagues
Senate dynamics in the next Trump administration will spotlight Murkowski’s willingness to go against the party.
A 9-year-old Kenai girl is the star at the U.S. Capitol Christmas tree ceremony
Rose Burke won an essay contest, so she got to throw the switch to light an 80-foot spruce from Southeast Alaska.
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