Alaska Legislature formalizes rules for physician assistants working within the state
Physician assistants operate in medical facilities across Alaska, and a new bill would give them more independence from doctors.
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admin Alaska lawmakers raise education lawsuit conflict concern for attorney general designee
Stephen Cox is the treasurer and founding member of a new private Christian school in Anchorage, scheduled to open in…
Alaska Legislature considers exempting some Native corporations from public disclosure
Lawmakers are considering a change to the exemption requirements in state law for Alaska Native village corporations.
Alaska prosecutors charge man with multiple felonies for allegedly starting summer 2025 wildfire
According to a charging document, Keith Crowder failed to properly extinguish some brush piles, causing a wildfire in a state…
Alaska to recognize Hispanic Heritage Month under new law
Alaska will recognize Hispanic Heritage Month under a new law signed by Gov. Mike Dunleavy.
Fairbanks school district plans to take the state to court over charter school dispute
The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District says it will challenge the Alaska Board of Education’s approval of a new…
More Alaska crude flows to Asia as Strait of Hormuz stays shut
Two recent shipments from Alaska to Asia amount to an uptick that could be linked to the market disruptions caused…
Supreme Court extends stay allowing telehealth abortion
The U.S. Supreme Court extended a highly anticipated stay blocking an appellate court’s pause on telehealth access to the abortion…
Bit by bit, progress is made on the ambitious Alaska Long Trail plan
Supporters say interconnected trails benefit residents and the tourism industry, but the outlook for future funding is mixed.
Proposed Mat-Su armed teacher program could cost $700,000
A proposal to pay some Mat-Su teachers and school staff to carry handguns on campus could cost about $700,000 to…