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The proposal from Rep. Sara Hannan, D-Juneau, was one of 26 prefiled bills revealed Friday, ahead of the 2026 legislative session.

Avalanche experts say adding sensors that measure wind, solar radiation and snowpack temperatures could help refine avalanche risk assessments for downtown Juneau neighborhoods.

Mayor LaFrance wants the Assembly to pause other revenue proposals, including her 3% sales tax, to focus on the $12 million education tax levy.

Some of Alaska's largest pollock processors are abandoning a foreign worker visa program that once supplied up to half their workforce, citing rising costs and uncertainty under stricter immigration policies.

UAF presented to the community its intention to sell the secondary campus building at a town hall meeting last month.

The former congresswoman is challenging incumbent Republican Dan Sullivan. Nationally, Democrats have high hopes that she can flip the seat.

There’s plenty on the agenda for lawmakers this year, from a possible gas pipeline to a plan to stabilize the state’s finances. But they have some other ideas, too.

Some residents of the Behrends neighborhood have evacuated as avalanche conditions are expected to worsen this evening.

State officials announced this week that both the Porcupine and Central Arctic caribou herds have faltered. The data mirrors a broader trend for Arctic herds.

Engine 557 ran on coal when it first came to Alaska in 1944. Using oil, the 557 Restoration Company fired it up again in November.