Yearly Archives: 2021
State may pay Alaskans to return to work
A budget amendment offered by Sen. Bill Wielechowski would pay Alaskans to go back to work.
The budget intent language says, "It is the...
Memo: Anchorage health chief warns that licensing homeless shelters could mean more will be unsheltered in Anchorage
Heather Harris, the director of the Anchorage Health Department, says the proposed ordinance that would require homeless shelters to be licensed by the municipality...
Best high school in Alaska? Petersburg
U.S. News and World Report says that Petersburg High School in Southeast Alaska is ranked Number 1 within Alaska.
The advanced placement participation rate...
Slide show: Over 200 attend memorial for former Speaker Gail Phillips
The political leaders of Alaska turned out en masse to remember former House Speaker Gail Phillips, who died in March.
Among those who attended were...
Raffle: Trip to McNeil River to see the bears
The Alaska Department of Fish and Game and the Outdoor Heritage Foundation of Alaska have a raffle for anyone wishing to visit the McNeil River State Game...
Denali Commission announcement in 3-2-1
Garrett Boyle, a legislative aide to Sen. Lisa Murkowski, and Gretchen Fauske, of the University of Alaska, are the two finalists for the federal...
Dunleavy reappoints Craig Richards to Permanent Fund Corp. board
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy today announced the reappointment of former Attorney General Craig Richards to the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation Board of Trustees for...
Alaska deserves a senator who will unleash fullness of our energy potential
By KELLY TSHIBAKA
In many ways, Alaska’s lands are sacred; they have been blessed with rich resource endowment, which have always been the key to...
Supreme Court rules tribal police can detain non-Natives on reservation land
In a case sure to reverberate in Alaska at some point, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that tribal police officers have authority to...
Anchorage police release photos of ‘person of interest’ in swastika sticker incident
Anchorage Police have released three photos and asked the public's help in identifying the person they believe is responsible for posting stickers with swastikas...