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Alaska Chief Justice Winfree speaks to Legislature about the importance of...
Alaska Supreme Court Chief Justice Daniel Winfree receives applause from legislators as he gives the annual State of the Judiciary address on Wednesday in the Capitol. (Andrew Kitchenman/KTOO and...
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State Sen. Gray-Jackson becomes first Democrat in US Senate race
Alaska State Sen. Elvi Gray-Jackson walks out of the Division of Elections after filing to run for a U.S. Senate seat on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022, in Juneau, Alaska. Gray-Jackson is entering as a...
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Fate of Alaska’s new legislative map hangs in the balance as parties close...
This is a detail of House District 29 in the state legislative map adopted by the Alaska Redistricting Board. It was the subject of much of the closing arguments on the last day of a trial on five...
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Colleagues remember former Alaska Chief Justice Stowers for his dedication to...
Alaska Supreme Court Justice Craig Stowers asks a question about language on an election ballot during oral argument in an election recount case in Anchorage on Jan. 4, 2019. Stowers died on Thursday....
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Judge rules that redrawn Senate districts for East Anchorage and Eagle River...
Juneau residents study map proposals by the Alaska Redistricting Board at an open house event in September. (Lyndsey Brollini/KTOO) A judge has found that the Alaska Redistricting Board violated the...
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Judge rules against students who sued the State of Alaska over scholarship fund
The University of Alaska Anchorage campus in December. (Lyndsey Brollini/KTOO) An Anchorage Superior Court judge ruled on Thursday against four university students who had sued the State of Alaska to...
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Gov. Dunleavy defends state paying for settlement arising from his actions
Gov. Mike Dunleavy discusses the state of the coronavirus pandemic during a news conference at the Atwood Building in Anchorage on Thursday, Aug. 26, 2021. On Thursday, Dunleavy said it’s proper for...
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As oil prices and inflation rise, Dunleavy pushes for higher PFDs and bonds
Gov. Mike Dunleavy urges the Legislature to pass his PFD and construction bond package bills during a news conference on Thursday in the Capitol. (Andrew Kitchenman/KTOO and Alaska Public Media) Gov....
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Alaska Senate considers different proposals to change PFD formula
The Alaska Senate Finance Committee discusses bills that would change the formula for setting permanent fund dividends on on Monday, Feb. 21, 2022, in the Capitol. (Andrew Kitchenman/KTOO and Alaska...
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Legislative Council approves plan to spend up to $5.5M to convert Juneau...
The Juneau Community Foundation donated the Assembly Building, pictured here on Dec. 17, 2021, to the Legislature in August 2021. The three-story building is kitty-corner to the Alaska Capitol....
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Mask and COVID-19 test requirements are dropped for Alaska State Capitol
A masked woman waits in the stairwell of the Capitol in January 2021. On Wednesday, the Legislative Council voted to make masks and COVID-19 optional for lawmakers and others who work in the building....
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Alaska lawmaker retaliates after Washington proposes tax on fuel exports
Reps. Chris Tuck, D-Anchorage, and Kevin McCabe, R-Big Lake, leave the House floor session on June 1, 2021. On Tuesday, McCabe introduced two bills that would raise taxes on Washington-based...
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Alaska senators consider bill to protect accounts used for scholarships, ferries
The University of Alaska Southeast campus in Juneau, shown on July 25, 2019 (David Purdy/KTOO) The Senate Finance Committee is weighing a bill that’s aimed at protecting state accounts used to pay for...
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House majority proposes $1,300 ‘energy relief checks’ for Alaskans
The Alaska House of Representatives entrance in the Capitol in Juneau in 2015. On Monday, (Skip Gray/360 North) The House majority caucus has proposed a $1,300 payment to Alaskans to provide relief...
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Gov. Dunleavy directs state to take steps to divest from Russia
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks in a video response to President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address. On Thursday, Dunleavy announced a series of steps to pressure Russian President Vladimir Putin...
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Alaska House committee drafts budget with $2,500 total for PFD and energy...
Alaska House Finance Committee members review documents during public testimony on the committee’s draft budget on March 4, 2022, in the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau. Pictured are Reps. DeLena...
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Alaska sees a swift drop in the value of its Russian investments and looks to...
Commissioner of the Department of Revenue Lucinda Mahoney talks about the declining value of the state government’s Russian assets as Gov. Mike Dunleavy listens on March 8, 20222, in the Alaska State...
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Alaska House bill would start process to rename highway named after convicted...
Knik River Bridge, Glenn Highway (Emily Russell/Alaska Public Media) The Glenn Highway, which connects Anchorage to Glennallen, is named after Edwin Glenn, who oversaw U.S. Army expeditions in Alaska...
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Retired public employees and state settle long-running legal dispute over...
The state has sent a variety of information to AlaskaCare members on recent changes to their health care plan. (Casey Kelly/KTOO) Retired public employees and the state government recently settled two...
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Gov. Dunleavy proposes suspending motor fuel taxes through June 2023
Gov. Mike Dunleavy at a news conference in 2021. (Matthew Faubion/Alaska Public Media) Gov. Mike Dunleavy has proposed suspending the state’s motor fuel taxes until June 2023. Dunleavy joined a...
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