While biking near their rented home in Fairbanks, Alaska, Justine Schmidt and her partner, Josh Paul, stumbled upon a plot of land that spoke to them.
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For the first time, women will outnumber men in the Alaska House next year
There will be 21 women in the state House, according to unofficial election results. 43% of the Legislature will be women, a record high.
Alaska Senate rolls out operating budget with roughly $1,300 PFD plus energy relief check
The Senate’s operating budget chair, Sen. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, said the state has been “blessed” the last couple of years by high oil prices. But Stedman warned that high prices won’t last forever.
A closer look at the Harvard charter school study making waves in Juneau
A new study ranks Alaska’s charter schools No. 1 in the nation. Gov. Mike Dunleavy has cited the study in calls to expand charter schools.
Alaska heading toward fiscal ‘brick wall’ that could force end to PFD formula debate
Since the state stopped using that traditional PFD formula in 2016, the legislature has struggled to come up with a new one.
Anchorage School District closes 5 libraries due to snow load
Two library ceilings suffered damage, while three were closed “out of an abundance of caution.”
Joe Gerace’s lies went way beyond Anchorage. Multiple agencies investigate how they were duped
An inquiry found that Anchorage’s former health director violated four sections of the Alaska Code of Military Justice: fraudulent enlistment, false official statements, conduct unbecoming an officer and wearing an Army combat patch despite never seeing battle.