admin After University of Alaska objects, Dunleavy vetoes bill naming park, research group for Vic Fischer
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has vetoed a bill naming a state park and a University of Alaska research group after…
Alaska’s minimum wage set to increase on July 1, thanks to ballot initiative
The legal minimum wage will rise to $14 an hour, but employers coping with labor shortages already pay more, a…
Alaska judge hears arguments in appeal of state striking Dan J. Sullivan from U.S. Senate race
An Anchorage judge heard oral arguments on Thursday in a case poised to decide whether the Alaska Division of Elections…
Dunleavy vetoes some health and education increases approved by Alaska lawmakers
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy canceled funding increases for a variety of state health and education programs on Wednesday, vetoing a…
Confidential document guided Alaska senators working on natural gas pipeline tax break
A secret agreement provides the most detailed insight yet into one of the world’s largest prospective natural gas projects.
New law allows Alaska’s local governments to offer more property tax breaks
The legislation is among nine bills that Gov. Mike Dunleavy permitted to become law without his signature on Monday.
Alaska Supreme Court rejects state petition to take up Fairbanks charter school dispute
The Alaska Supreme Court declined to take up a case that could have compelled the Fairbanks North Star Borough School…
Lawsuit aims to put sunflower sea stars on endangered species list
The huge sea stars, which used to be plentiful in waters from Mexico to Alaska, were nearly wiped out by…
Alaska legislators probe decision to remove candidate from the ballot
Members of the Alaska House Judiciary and State Affairs committees held an investigatory hearing on Monday about the state’s decision…
Dead fin whale carried into Alaska port on cruise ship bow, investigation underway
The case in Seward underscores the need for vessel speed limits in whale habitat, one environmental activist says.