In 2018, Jody Potts was the target of misconduct from then-Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott. He resigned two days later, but the details of what happened have never been publicly told until now.
Anchorage Daily News
23 years ago, Alaska tried the wrong man for the murder of a Sitka teenager. Now police say they’ve found the real killer. Why wasn’t he a suspect all along?
“If Steve Branch wasn’t a suspect, why the hell not?”
Black bear injures Juneau man after following him through open door
A lack of summer tourism means fewer people in Juneau, which could reduce the disincentive for skittish bears to come into town.
Native Village of Eklutna will decide what to do with Captain Cook statue in downtown Anchorage
Cook, a famed British explorer, was in the Anchorage area for short period in May and June of 1778; he and his crew were the first Europeans to reach Prince William Sound and Cook Inlet. His visit is remembered in the oral tradition of the Dena’ina people.
Credit rating agency puts Alaska on ‘negative’ watch amid plunge in oil prices and COVID-19 pandemic
Fitch Ratings expressed concern that Alaska leaders would continue to pull large amounts from the state’s reserves.
As Alaska prepares to spend millions on coronavirus response, years of cuts have starved the public health system
Alaska state officials and legislators familiar with the state’s public health system say that a funding injection cannot erase years of budget cuts.
In 2005, Russian Mission’s VPSO took his own life. The village still has no replacement.
Days before his death in 2005, Simeon Askoak told officials how a key Alaska rural policing program was broken. His village hasn’t had another permanent cop since.
Anchorage judge questions ‘emergency’ used to allow Medicaid rate cuts
The judge’s order, released Friday, found that a lawsuit over state cuts to Medicaid payments raised “at the very least, serious and substantial questions regarding DHSS’ finding of emergency.”
Providers say low-income children, families in Alaska will bear disproportionate weight of Dunleavy budget vetoes
There are 42,000 children living in Alaska households that receive some form of public assistance, and the state’s budget cuts will likely touch all of them.
Alaska ferry workers strike continues into 6th day while union, state ‘working through’ issues
State and union representatives met this weekend with a federal mediator to discuss contract negotiations.