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Unless the state is able to appeal the decision, what’s usually tens of millions of dollars in federal aid won’t count toward the state’s education contribution for the next fiscal year.

Thousands of new books, many by Indigenous writers, are landing in the hands of kids across Southeast Alaska this month.

Flat funding, combined with inflation, will mean service cuts in many places across the state.

A panel of negotiators has finished combining different budget drafts approved by the House and Senate.

Alaska lawmakers urge congress to extend health insurance subsidies. Plus, tribal leaders speak out against proposed cuts to the Indian Health Service.

If the U.S. Congress doesn’t extend the subsidies, they’re set to expire at the end of the year and will directly impact 23,000 Alaskans, likely straining the state budget.

State officials say the original funding has played a major role in fueling Alaska’s efforts to respond to landslide risk, which is intensifying with climate change.

A Senate oversight hearing focused on cuts to services like child care, help for domestic violence victims and substance abuse prevention.

Officers saw a gun in Utuva Alaelua’s lap and shot him after he didn’t respond to requests to put his hands up, Anchorage Police Chief Sean Case said.

At Izembek Lagoon, Pacific black brant are choosing to overwinter in the Bering Sea — drawn by warming waters and the eelgrass meadows beneath.