Former North Dakota Governor Doug Burgum took the oath of office to become the 55th US secretary of the interior on Saturday (February 1), vowing to prioritize domestic energy expansion, particularly ...

A small group of legislators and a member of the governor’s office are meeting behind closed doors to try to resolve the ...

Higher-than-forecast oil prices may take a bite out of the deficit, but spending from savings will likely still be needed.

The switch to inflation-adjusted salaries will automatically take effect after the next election unless lawmakers and the ...

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy introduced an education package on Friday that's expected to launch a contentious debate on education policy during this year's legislative session. Leaders in both the House ...

A three-member panel recommended Wednesday that Alaska's governor, cabinet members and lawmakers receive automatic pay adjustments every odd-number year moving forward. The recommendation sets in ...

JUNEAU — In his seventh and penultimate State of the State address, Gov. Mike Dunleavy depicted an optimistic picture of ...

Meanwhile hundreds of Juneau households are being asked to pay several thousand dollars apiece for huge barriers in their ...

Money’s going to be tight, but a permanent education funding increase rather than another one-time increase is among the essential achievements needed this session, state Senate leaders said as the ...

Alaska was one of 12 divided state governments at the start of 2025 legislative sessions. A state government trifecta occurs when one political party holds the governor's office, a majority in the ...

Q: When Alaska was admitted into the Union ... The piece quoted the likes of Governor Price Daniel, who bragged about the size of Texas’s navy, which he had recently reestablished, and well ...