As legislatures convene in the coming weeks, many lawmakers are focusing on a key criminal justice issue for prisons and ...

A pension bill that died in the House last year has been resubmitted and is one of 76 filed in advance of the session so far.

Draft recommendations include boosted marketing, development of new seafood products and more support for workers, among ...

Until last month, the U.S. Department of Education said Alaska underfunded four of its largest school districts by $17.5 ...

At a forum held by industry groups, legislators said Cook Inlet royalty relief will get a new look in this year's session.

Rural Alaska schools are facing a major funding shortfall this year after Congress failed to reauthorize a bill aimed at ...

When you vote for president and vice president of the U.S., you are not voting for the president and vice president, but for ...

Tim Lydon of Girdwood writes in a commentary that it seems more people are giving darkness and its benefits a fresh look.

The leasing withdrawal covers 44 million acres in the Northern Bering Sea, added to areas already protected by President ...

Jus Tavcar writes in a commentary: "Moving toward sustainable aviation fuel could diversify the state’s economy." ...

Hilcorp failed to show that it deserves another suspension of deadlines at its stalled Liberty field in the offshore Arctic, ...

Frank Richards, head of the state-owned corporation pursuing the pipeline, said a signed deal is expected in a few months.