Representatives urge Administration to Reject Steep Pioneer Home Rate Increases
19 members send letter to Department of Health and Social Services as Alaskans speak out JUNEAU – Nineteen members…
Virtually No Wage Growth, Surge in Stock Buybacks: Study Offers More Proof Trump Tax Cuts Were ‘Designed to Put a Big Windfall in Oligarch Pockets’
“It’s done nothing to raise wages and flown right into corporate execs’ pockets,” Rep. Bill Pascrell said of the…
Red Cross Volunteers, Partners Install 959 Free Smoke Alarms in Alaska’s Homes
67 Local Volunteers and Partners Helped Make 373 Households Safer During National Sound the Alarm Home Fire Safety Effort…
Legislature Sends SB 91 Repeal to Governor’s Desk
JUNEAU – The Alaska Legislature Tuesday voted to repeal and replace Senate Bill 91, strengthen the state’s sex crime…
Hot Spots in Rivers that Nurture Young Salmon ‘Flicker On and Off’ in Alaska’s Bristol Bay Region
Photo: A spawning sockeye salmon.Jason Ching/University of Washington Chemical signatures imprinted on tiny stones that form inside the ears of…
Seaweed Farmers in Alaska Gear Up for Large Haul
The largest commercial harvest of seaweed in Alaska is taking place this month. Blue Evolution, a California-based company that cultivates,…
Legislature Authorizes Legislative Council to Defend Education Funding, Prevent Pink Slips
JUNEAU – In an effort to prevent teachers from receiving pink slips on June 3, the Alaska Legislature is…
‘It Is Not a Forum for Coup-Mongering,’ Venezuelan Official Says After US Walks Out of Arms Control Conference
A U.S. official walked out of the United Nations-sponsored Conference on Disarmament in Geneva on Tuesday after a representative from the…
Ruddy Ducks Among Many Moving Northward
Photo: A brood of ruddy ducks in Yukon Flats National Wildlife Refuge in summer 2018. Photo by Michelle Lake, USFWS.…
North Pole Man Caught with Three Pounds of Meth, .5 Pounds of Heroin
An announcement by U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder on Friday revealed that North Pole man 40-year-old Cecil John Zak has…