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The Legislature is past the 30-day mark on its 2024 session about a quarter way to the mandatory adjournment on its 120th day, which will be in mid-May.

Learn about Juneau's areawide candidates, where they stand on local issues and who is contributing to their campaigns Last year, three incumbents ran unopposed.

It’s a tired game of deja vu: Gov. Mike Dunleavy and Attorney General Treg Taylor are again attempting to change regulations so that the State of Alaska has to cover legal costs for the governor, attorney general and lieutenant governor if they are under investigation for dishonest and unethical misconduct. The public has until Sept. 11 to tell them that, just like in 2019, we’re still not interested in footing the bill.

In 2019, these regulation changes were ultimately abandoned without public notice

The commentary authors write that they wonder why the governor and attorney general are attempting to bring back a dubious plan.

Legislative leaders focused on the Permanent Fund dividend and taxes as they described the budget choices facing lawmakers trying to find a combination that will win enough political support to

The state and its consultants are aiming to release a short-range plan for the Alaska Marine Highway System by the end of April, and to complete a draft version of

The state should change its tax code to increase corporate income tax collections from out-of-state businesses that sell goods or services to Alaskans, particularly digitized services, according to a legislator

Pointing to high credit card balances, growing student loan debts and inadequate savings for many U.S. households, Anchorage Sen. Bill Wielechowski believes it is important to teach students "to avoid

A state senator wants to direct a larger share of filing fees paid to the court system toward a nonprofit legal aid organization that helps several