As spring greens sprout up, black bears are emerging from hibernation and roaming around Juneau in search of food.

The Alaska Legislature is poised to pass a compromise education measure on Monday with a $700 boost to the Base Student Allocation, the state's per-student funding formula. Gov. Mike Dunleavy last ...

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Smoking has steadily declined in Alaska over the past decades, evidence that coordinated health campaigns mounted over ...

With a month left in the legislative session, multiple lawmakers said it would be difficult to craft an education measure ...

Researchers say that some research institutes may close if draft funding cuts at NOAA become a reality, creating a chilling ...

New calls to raise Alaska’s mining taxes and royalties come as state officials face difficult fiscal decisions.

Despite obvious activity on land owned by Royal Caribbean Group partner Goldbelt Inc., Mayor Beth Weldon said no one at the ...

Delegates from several Asian nations are set to come to Alaska soon to study the project, but state legislators have ...

Surrounded by the sparkling waters and soaring mountains of the Alaskan Panhandle is Juneau, a beautiful state capital that ...

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The Alaska Legislature on Tuesday failed to override Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of a $1,000 increase to the Base Student Allocation, the state’s per-student funding formula.