Crime & Courts

May 29 2019
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U.S. Attorney General William Barr, center, shakes hands with Richard Peterson, president of the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, in Anchorage on May 29, 2019. U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, is at right.

‘Enough is enough’: AG Barr hears from Alaska Native leaders about rural justice problems

By | Alaska Native Government & Policy, Crime & Courts, Federal Government, Politics, Public Safety, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence, Southcentral, State Government

U.S. Attorney General William Barr is in Alaska this week, learning about law enforcement challenges in rural areas. He declined to comment on the Mueller investigation on Wednesday.

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May 29 2019
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Can ‘Indian Country’ powers combat violence in rural Alaska? Sullivan says he’ll discuss it with AG Barr.

By | Alaska Native Government & Policy, Crime & Courts, Federal Government, Politics, Public Safety, State Government

U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr is coming to Alaska this week. Sen. Dan Sullivan says he will focus on rural law enforcement, particularly for the dozens of Alaska villages with no police.

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May 23 2019
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As budget debate draws out, a deadline for state layoff notices approaches

By | Crime & Courts, Economy, Education, Politics, Southcentral, Southwest, State Government

It’s not clear that lawmakers will be able to resolve differences over PFDs by the June 3 deadline to provide layoff notices — or in time to avoid a state government shutdown on July 1. 

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May 22 2019
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The Alaska Capitol Building in Juneau on June 6, 2017. (Photo by Jeremy Hsieh/KTOO)

Negotiations sour on tribal child welfare agreement

By | Alaska Native Government & Policy, Crime & Courts, Family, Politics, Public Safety, State Government

The agreement, which was signed in 2017 by then-Gov. Bill Walker, is being renegotiated by tribal organizations and the Dunleavy administration. The compact gives tribes more control over children’s welfare.

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