Millions of dollars slated for child care funding were among the many budget cuts Alaska state Senators made last week, in an effort to balance the deficit.
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Alaska could lose a beloved climate communicator if NOAA cuts happen
The draft cuts would eliminate several research institutes the agency funds in Alaska, including the one where Rick Thoman works.
Juneau ballot petitions to lower local taxes, return to in-person voting OK’d for signatures
The three petitions seek to cap the local property tax rate, remove sales tax on food and utilities and make in-person voting the default again in Juneau.
Ketchikan band Dude Mtn on Alaska Folk Festival and the sound of Southeast Alaska
Ketchikan’s Cullen McCormick, Chazz Gist and Kalijah LeCornu talk about their run in Juneau and the ups and downs of trying to tour in Southeast Alaska.
Hundreds of Native Youth Olympic athletes compete and connect at this year’s Games
The event wrapped up in Anchorage on Saturday with the highest turnout since before the pandemic.
Alaska becomes first state to require warnings about alcohol link to colon, breast cancers
Alaska bars and liquor stores will be required to post signs warning of alcohol’s link to cancer, under a bill that became law on Friday.