Alaska’s organized borough governments would be encouraged to make long-term plans for housing projects under a bill passed Monday by the Alaska Senate.
State Government
Murkowski says Trump is ‘testing’ the institutions of democracy
In a speech to the Legislature Tuesday, Alaska’s senior senator, a Republican, said the president has gone too far during his first two months back in office.
Alaska Senate bill would lower age of consent for therapy to 16
Critics worry therapists will encourage children to identify as transgender, despite research to the contrary.
State lawmakers seek answers after report finds squalid conditions at rural public schools
KYUK and ProPublica launched a project highlighting the public health and safety crisis inside Alaska’s rural public schools this month, kicking off a discussion among lawmakers on the powerful Senate Finance Committee.
Anchorage judge rules state’s brown-bear killings are unconstitutional
Alaska has killed more than 200 bears as part of its “intensive management” program intended to help a caribou herd.
AIDEA, Vigor announce talks to resolve dispute over future of Ketchikan Shipyard
Last month, the state development agency said it would kick Vigor out of the Ketchikan Shipyard. Now, AIDEA and Vigor say they’re working to resolve the dispute.