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Young also said that while he’s running for re-election, when the time comes for a successor, Alaskans should choose someone who’s young.

The 42nd Alaska Folk Festival is underway in Juneau this week. The lineup has always been diverse, but this year, one band’s lead singer says she doesn’t even know what folk music is.

Late last month, the Senate Finance Committee introduced bills to cut back the Community Revenue Sharing grant program, and up the amount schools and municipalities pay toward employee’s pensions. But now, at least, one of those bills – the one dealing with PERS contributions – has been put on hold. The bills were pulled from Monday’s scheduled hearing with less than a day’s notice.

Senate Bill 91 is aimed at reducing recidivism, as well as the state’s prison costs.

A Southeast lawmaker wants communities to be able to contribute directly to the Alaska Marine Highway System.

A new trove of leaked documents shows close associates of Russian President Vladimir Putin moved vast sums of money to offshore accounts.

If approved by regulators and Virgin America’s shareholders, the combined airline will become the fifth-largest U.S. carrier.

Recently, the Alaska House passed a bill that could make it easier for one hydro project to get off the ground. If the Juneau Hydropower Inc. gets built, the company wants to bring sustainable heat to some residents from an abundant source.

Every year, legislators take a break from their work at the Capitol and head to the gun range to compete in three events: archery, handguns, rifles and trap shooting.

Dillingham previously taught health, physical education and science in Juneau at the middle and high school levels.

Until now, high school-age students in Aleknagik, Ekwok, and Twin Hills have had to choose between options of homeschooling, attending Mount Edgecumbe, enrolling in a correspondence school, or boarding with a family in another community.

Wrangell residents said they are willing to help the local recreation program, but the U.S. Forest Service’s own rules and practices can get in the way of people trying to volunteer their time or donate money.

Normally when we hear about the value of territory managed by the Bureau of Land Management, it’s in the context of how the land can be used for oil and gas development, mineral extraction or ranching.

Syrian soldiers took the ancient city back from ISIS last week. A mass grave with the bodies of 40 people, 23 of them women and children, was found in the area, according to Syrian media.

Proposed cuts from both the House and Senate Finance committees call for a 100-percent reduction to the program that funds library internet connections.

Under the new legislation, the state would put a stronger focus on finding foster children permanent homes and prioritize placing them with relatives when possible.

Master gardener Ed Buyarski has some tips for pruning branches for shaping, removing old growth and deadwood, and encouraging airflow within shrubs and trees.

This year seems to be an extraordinary one for the Alaska legislature. The stakes are high, and with bigger spending cuts, changes to the PFD, and new taxes all on the table, Alaskans are finding the motivation to speak their opinions in droves.

Rep. Bennie Nageak from Barrow told the House he applauds the declaration but reminds the representatives that it doesn’t heal all wounds.

Mississippi’s law was the last of its kind in the U.S. The couples in the case were in a variety of circumstances, from desiring to adopt a child to raising children together.