The new online application will allow every borrower with an income of $125,000 or less ($250,000 for married couples) to have up to $10,000 in debt forgiven, or $20,000 forgiven for those with Pell Grants.
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A brother seeks answers over Alaska deaths in custody
“I want to know what their procedures are and how they intend on fixing them, so this doesn’t keep happening,” Mike Cox says.
Former Alaska Senate President Ben Stevens dies at 63
A Facebook post by a leading Anchorage Republican group attributed Stevens’ death to a heart attack and said he was hiking with his wife when he abruptly collapsed.
Bycatch task force considers new rules, more research to protect Alaska fish intercepted at sea
As salmon runs falter and western Alaska villagers suffer, some worry that measures will be too incremental and slow to provide meaningful help.
Alaska campaign regulators will hear complaint against pro-Dunleavy group before election
The Alaska Public Offices Commission will consider whether the group illegally coordinated with the Dunleavy campaign.
Gubernatorial candidates spar over gas pipeline, fiscal plans and other issues at Anchorage debate
Gov. Mike Dunleavy tangled with his challengers Tuesday in an Anchorage debate that featured the first joint appearance of all four gubernatorial candidates on the ballot.