The bill would shorten processing timelines for health care providers, law enforcement and forensic testing, and ensure victims can privately track their own kits.
State Government
State lawmakers face tough budget choices as faltering oil revenue turns a surplus into a deficit
The state faces a nearly $200 million deficit to maintain essentially status-quo spending, leaving lawmakers with hard choices: reduce spending, raise revenue, cut the dividend, or draw from savings.
The last skipper in Ouzinkie: How Gulf of Alaska villages lost their Native fishing fleets
A permitting system designed in the 1970s was supposed to make Alaska’s commercial fishing industry more sustainable and more profitable. But over the last 50 years, it has hollowed out many Indigenous coastal villages where residents no longer can earn a living by harvesting salmon.
New lawsuit seeks to limit Alaska Native tribes’ authority, stop Eklutna gambling hall
The suit, filed by the state, challenges a legal interpretation that allows tribes to exert authority over as much as 2.7 million acres.
Alaska’s test scores fuel political debate on future of schools
Education officials point to broader issues of budget cuts, staff shortages, and COVID-19 pandemic impacts on student learning.
Dunleavy names Binkley to fill vacancy on Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. board
The six-person board has been operating with five members since July, when a board member resigned after leaked emails suggested that corporation staff felt pressured to make certain investments.