The head of the Alaska Division of Elections will not share legal advice that led to the state’s decision to send an extended ...

Alaska lawmakers introduced new legislation in the House of Representatives that would raise the state’s per student funding ...

The trans-Alaska pipeline, seen on Oct. 8, 2008, threads over snow-covered terrain in the Brook Range foothills. Though the state of Alaska is anticipating more oil production in the fiscal year that ...

At the Alaska Beacon, we’re constantly trying to figure out where we should put our attention. There’s always more news than ...

Harpoon 1-2, this is Midnight Sun 1, radio check, over.”A brief pause stretches across the 545 miles of Arctic terrain, ...

The Alaska State Office Building in Juneau, the state capital, is seen on Feb. 16, 2023. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) The state of Alaska has begun a sweeping analysis of state employees’ ...

Learn how Alaska residents receive annual dividends from the Alaska Permanent Fund, with payouts averaging $1,229, potentially enhancing your long-term financial growth.

Proposed rule ignores National Park Service obligations to protect wildlife by allowing bear baiting in Denali and ...

The University of Alaska Fairbanks released a new report this week highlighting environmental changes and extremes that impact Alaskans and their livelihoods. 'Alaska's Changing Environment' provides ...

My grandfather came to Alaska in 1948 as a Local 302 heavy equipment operator. He helped build roads and airports across this state and ultimately worked on the trans-Alaska pipeline. He came north ...

Alaska lawmakers are raising alarm over a decision last year by Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom to release confidential information about the state’s voters to the federal Department of Justice.

A broken retirement system, relentless vetoes and anti-public education rhetoric have pushed even the state’s most accomplished educators to walk away.