Alaska’s capital budget this year includes $7.3 million to plan the construction of an Arctic road system.
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Walker signs law recognizing Indigenous Peoples Day in Alaska
The law establishes Alaska as the second state in the nation to recognize Indigenous Peoples Day on the second Monday of October, replacing Columbus Day.
Alaska House calls for more stringent measures on vessels in Bering Sea
Vessel traffic in the Bering Sea is the focus of a new resolution that passed through the Alaska House of Representatives with a vote of 33-6 on May 16.
Transgender pick for anti-discrimination commission alleges discrimination
Drew Phoenix has served on the Alaska State Commission for Human Rights since February. He’s a transgender man and the only appointee of Gov. Bill Walker to be voted down.
Rural House members demand apology from Rep. Eastman over abortion remarks
Eastman hasn’t backed down from comments he made earlier this week. He said “rather than taking the word of my constituents or my word that we have a hearing to delve into how our funds are currently being used.”
Bill requiring nonresident caribou hunters to have guides meets opposition
House Bill 211 sponsored by Kiana Democrat Dean Westlake met opposition in a House session early Monday afternoon.
Renewed fight, but old arguments for lawmakers wanting to open ANWR for drilling
Activists descend on Juneau to lobby against opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to drilling.
Anti-incumbent mood could threaten Republican-led House majority
The legislature that voters send to Juneau in January will be very different than the one that left in July.
Supreme Court surprise: Westlake winner in District 40
The Alaska Supreme Court has reinstated Dean Westlake as the winner of the Democratic primary in House District 40, which covers the North Slope and Northwest Arctic.
District 40 primary fight heads to Alaska Supreme Court
The Alaska Supreme Court will hear arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit over the Democratic primary in House District 40, which stretches from Kotzebue to Kaktovik. The outcome could determine the balance of power in the state legislature next year.