Under an executive order from Gov. Mike Dunleavy, the new department will start July 1 unless voted down by legislators.

The bill is almost identical to House Bill 189, which the Legislature passed last year but Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed.

Last week, the Trump administration started firing probationary employees, or those employees in their current position for ...

Alaska is one of three states that requires restaurant servers to be 21 in order to serve alcohol. The bill now heads to the ...

“The state of Alaska is probably facing its largest fiscal problem … in 30 years,” said Sen. Lyman Hoffman, D-Bethel and ...

Members of the Alaska Senate voted 19-0 against a proposal that would automatically adjust the salaries of state legislators ...

The Alaska Legislature passed a resolution Friday urging President ... President McKinley made our country very rich through ...

A measure that would substantially increase school funding has faltered in the Alaska House with one Fairbanks legislator away sick from the state Capitol. Meanwhile, discussions are set to continue ...

Advocates want the Alaska Legislature to again pass a child care measure that is being challenged in court, along with additional help for the beleaguered sector. Legislators last year approved Senate ...

A resolution passed unanimously by the Alaska state senate on Friday urged Trump to rethink his plan. "The name Denali is deeply ingrained in the state's culture and identity," the motion said.