Phone book handouts no longer required in Juneau
State phone company regulators are endorsing a plan to halt automatic distribution of residential phone directories in four urban Alaska areas.
AK Democrats to offer student loan rate relief
Democrats in the state House will take another shot at providing relief for Alaska students taking out loans for higher education.
Kenai prison program is for inmates and dogs
Wildwood Correctional Center has a new program that has inmates and dogs helping each other.
Alaska considered lawsuit over ESA listing of bearded, ringed seals
Alaska is considering a legal challenge to an Endangered Species Act listing of bearded and ringed seals.
Murkowski praises Akaka in floor speech
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski bid farewell to her colleague and friend, the retiring Sen. Daniel Akaka of Hawaii.
Young to remain chair of House subcommittee
Alaska Rep. Don Young will continue to serve as chairman of a U.S. House subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
Treadwell certifies proposed initiative on mining
Lt. Gov. Mead Treadwell has certified a proposed ballot initiative would require legislative approval for a large-scale mine in the Bristol Bay region.
USDA finds no takers for new Fairbanks greenhouse
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is preparing to dispose of a $1.2 million greenhouse complex in Fairbanks that was completed just this year.
UAF lands $1.9M for linguistics programs
The University of Alaska Fairbanks has won a $1.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to support Alaska Native language programs.
