admin States face more budget pressures amid rising costs, slow growth
The most recent budgets proposed by governors across the country reflect ongoing financial pressures for states as they expect modest…
The feds have embraced medical marijuana. Now what?
The U.S. Department of Justice’s recent rescheduling of medical cannabis will help those marijuana businesses. Companies will be able to…
Controversial oil lease sale in Alaska wildlife refuge draws limited interest
Only five of 58 tracts offered in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge received bids,but one tract drew a big bid…
Alaska gas pipeline developer says it’s open to price controls on natural gas for Alaskans
With legislative special session half-over, several sticking points remain as lawmakers consider a tax break to help the proposed project.
AK Board of Fish limited a commercial fleet to protect Western Alaska salmon. Then the AG stepped in
Just as hundreds of fishermen begin pouring into the Aleutian Islands ahead of its most...
Cleanups removed over 1.5 million pounds of trash from Alaska beaches last year, report says
Organized cleanups conducted in communities from Wales to Prince of Wales Island yielded masses of marine debris.
Trump administration denies Alaska’s request for larger cost share of Halong disaster recovery
The Trump administration has denied Alaska’s request for a larger federal cost share for disaster recovery efforts following devastation wrought…
‘You’d be crying at the pump’: This Alaska village’s gas was $8.44 — before the Iran war
Gas and heating fuel prices in rural Alaska were already high. An impending spike from the Iran war could "wipe…
In a warming Arctic, gray whales struggle to find nourishment
More than 900 eastern North Pacific gray whales have been found dead along the shorelines of Mexico, Canada and the…
In Alaska’s U.S. Senate race, it’s Mary Peltola, two Dan Sullivans and 12 others
Considered a swing state in the U.S. Senate, Alaska is getting a lot of attention from national political parties this…