Alaska House majority's major school funding boost stalls with a Fairbanks legislator's absence
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 ...
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Alaska state employees rally for more pay and benefits on same day mass federal firings occur
As thousands of federal workers were being fired on Valentine’s Day by the Trump administration, a group of about 70 state ...
Alaska child care advocates want subsidies and tax credits caught in legal limbo -- and more
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 ...
Daylight saving time is starting soon: Here's which states want to make it permanent
Is it time to stop changing our clocks twice a year? Here's a state-by-state look at efforts to make daylight saving time ...
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Alaska lawmakers scrutinize Dunleavy's plans for new Department of Agriculture
Natural Resources Commissioner John Boyle said creating a cabinet-level agriculture department would force the state to focus ...
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Alaska, one of two states without a cabinet-level agriculture department, is planning to create one
Under an executive order from Gov. Mike Dunleavy, the new department will start July 1 unless voted down by legislators.
Trump’s remarks on Canada becoming the 51st state raise a lot of questions
It’s not clear if Canada wants to become a U.S. state, though technically it would be possible without its buy-in ...
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‘In Alaska, it’s Denali’: Murkowski, Sullivan unite with state leaders on Alaska mountain’s name
Alaskan leaders continue to unite behind keeping with the traditional name of North America’s highest peak. In response to ...
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Hundreds of millions in funding for Alaska energy projects on hold after Trump executive order
The funding freeze has delayed some projects until next year, put some Alaskans out of work, and raised concerns that it ...
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2026 Alaska House Analysis: Begich in Driver’s Seat
Since it joined the Union in 1959, Alaska has voted for the Republican presidential nominee all but once. However, Alaskans ...