The Legislature’s former downtown Anchorage office building could soon be owned by an Anchorage development authority. The building has been fraught with political controversy.
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State has started delaying Medicaid payments to some hospitals
The state budget includes $20 million less for Medicaid than state officials say they’ll need. That’s to cover services provided through June 30.
Railroad traffic still stalled as Talkeetna flooding recedes
Flooding that halted Alaska Railroad trains north of Talkeetna on Saturday, has receded, but train traffic remains shut down.
Alaska spent millions. So why is this historic building still a wreck?
The Jesse Lee Home is a nearly century-old former children’s home and the birthplace of the Alaska state flag. The nonprofit Friends of the Jesse Lee Home had millions in grants and more than a decade to fix it up, but now time is running out.
German museum returning looted items to indigenous Alaskans
A Berlin museum is returning wooden masks, a child’s cradle and other items plundered from the graves of indigenous Alaskans by an explorer sent by its predecessor in the 19th century.
Former Unalaska mayor to run state ferry system
Shirley Marquardt is the new executive director of the Alaska Marine Highway. She’s a former Southwest Alaska mayor with decades of experience with coastal businesses.
Ex-lawmaker: Naked man tackled on Alaska Airlines flight
A retired Alaska state lawmaker says a naked passenger was tackled and detained on an Alaska Airlines flight from Seattle to Anchorage, Alaska.
Halibut surplus and competition on East Coast drives dock prices down
Consumers are reluctant to buy expensive fillets in grocery stores and restaurants. A new competitor also is taking over a large portion of the market.
Legislature passes state budget before adjourning
There would be $5.4 billion spent on the part of the operating budget the Legislature focuses on. It’s $433 million higher than the current budget.
State budget compromise would yield $1,600 PFDs — and drive up overall budget
Homer Republican Rep. Paul Seaton said the proposal strikes a balance between the House and Senate budgets. It would be $433 million more than the current fiscal year.