Government

This address marks a partial return to normalcy for the annual speech, which he delivered remotely from his office in Anchorage last year due to the pandemic.

The measure would allow the city to confiscate tents, bedding, medications and food with 72 hours’ notice.

The board is asking for public comment on whether to move the postponed meeting back to Ketchikan after originally rescheduling it for Anchorage.

Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson fired Clifford Armstrong III without cause and without Assembly approval.

Because these grants are tied to coronavirus relief funding, tribes must use the homes as isolation or quarantine units, at least at first.

Cook Inlet belugas have been listed as endangered since 2008. NOAA estimates that 279 individuals remain.

He said the utility is officially neutral on fluoridation and acts at the whim of the Assembly and mayor. 

More people than ever before are living in parts of Alaska that are at risk from wildland fires.

The case pits First Amendment protections for robust free speech against the right of someone not to be defamed, i.e. not to have damaging and untrue claims made publicly against her, even if she’s a prominent public figure.

Some of the leaders want to see the Legislature pass a long-term plan for the state’s finances and permanent fund dividends. But they acknowledge there are significant obstacles in both the short and long term.