Because of a federal court decision last year, the state’s failure to appeal that decision, and the Alaska Legislature’s failure to approve a new law, candidates for Alaska state Legislature and governor can accept unlimited amounts of money from individual donors.
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Oil price drop endangers plan to fund Alaska schools a year early
Revenue officials say they expect the average annual price to drop to $91.96 per barrel by the end of the fiscal year.
Sitka assemblymember and former Hoonah mayor compete for House seat long held by Kreiss-Tompkins
Though nonpartisan candidate Rebecca Himschoot had an edge over Republican Kenny Skaflestad in last month’s open primary – about 54% to roughly 46% – it’s a difference of 373 votes.
Agreement with Japanese company boosts fortunes of planned hydropower project near Alaska’s capital, developers say
The cornerstone user will be Coeur Alaska’s Kensington mine, a gold producer north of Juneau.
Fourteen years on, Palin’s ‘bridge to nowhere’ comment still resounds
In Ketchikan, Gravina Island is now seen as an opportunity for affordable housing.
Alaska’s cruise tourism industry has recovered, but not fully, from COVID-19
The number of cruise ship tourists is expected to be near pre-pandemic levels in 2023.