State AG asks Alaska Supreme Court to compel Fairbanks district to open charter school
Alaska’s acting attorney general filed an emergency petition with the Alaska Supreme Court to compel the Fairbanks North Star Borough…
June 2026
admin Federal government appeals decision that blocked oil drilling in Alaska caribou protection area
If successful, the Interior Department appeal would allow leasing to go forward, at least temporarily, while the broader case is…
U.S. scientific instruments in oceans off Alaska and elsewhere to remain in place
After a public outcry, the National Science Foundation dropped its plan to remove much of the Ocean Observatories Initaitive system.
As Alaska gasline special session nears end, additional session looms and Senate prepares to vote
If Alaska lawmakers do not vote by midday Friday on a bill offering a tax break to the proposed trans-Alaska…
Feds sending $99 million in aid to address three declared Alaska fishery disasters
NOAA Fisheries is allocating the aid for declared fishery disasters concerning Bering Sea snow crab and Cook Inlet and Chignik…
Gas pipeline would be worth almost $800 million annually to Alaska treasury, new estimate says
Even with a proposed tax break, it isn't clear whether the pipeline project makes economic sense and would be built.
Gas pipeline deadlock continues in Alaska Senate as special session nears end
Members of the Senate’s controlling majority caucus canceled meetings Wednesday and debated behind closed doors.
For trans-Alaska gas pipeline operator, carbon dioxide may be a lucrative sideline
The Alaska Department of Revenue estimates the pipeline project’s carbon plant could receive $7.4 billion in federal aid across 12…
Alaska districts close 12 schools this year, amid severe budget cuts
District officials grappling with severe budget shortfalls have opted to close 12 elementary and middle schools across the state —…
Surging stock market, Trump policies boost wealth for top 1%
The richest 1% of Americans held nearly a third of the country’s total wealth at the end of 2025, according…