Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s office is considering sites in the Mat-Su Borough and elsewhere on the road system for a possible second special session, according to spokesperson Matt Shuckerow.
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Palmer man dies in Prince William Sound floatplane crash
A Mat-Su Borough man was killed in a floatplane crash on Tuesday in Prince William Sound, about 20 miles southwest of Valdez. It’s the third fatal floatplane crash in Alaska this month.
What’s up with the Mat-Su, and why is it steering Alaska’s politics?
With the Mat-Su’s decades long population boom has come political power — and the rise of a particular brand of conservatism.
As Dunleavy’s budget looms, two Alaskans see diverging futures for Mat-Su
The governor’s proposed budget presents Alaskans with a tough question: Do they want to slash spending to pay for larger PFDs? In the Mat-Su, north of Anchorage, you can find Alaskans on both sides of the debate.
House majority and minority offer new plans for budget future
The co-chairmen of the House Finance Committee revised their plans to introduce an income tax to Alaska for the first time in nearly four decades.
Walker halts two Mat-Su megaprojects
Large projects can often be contentious, and two of the most debated state projects in the past few years have been the Knik Arm Crossing and the Susitna-Watana Hydroelectric Project.
Faulty pump adds higher arsenic levels in Talkeetna water
Talkeetna water system customers will soon receive a notice about slightly elevated arsenic levels in the water in December and January.
Tiff over tolls troubles Knik Arm bridge critics
Project director Judy Dougherty said population projects have become much more conservative. The new financing outlook depends on a minimum of 18,000 vehicles a day paying a toll to cross the bridge.
Vets deliver fiery testimony to VA secretary during Mat-Su visit
The VA is struggling in Alaska to rebuild trust as policy changes unfold from Washington, D.C. all the way to the state’s most remote clinics.
Fire totals, acreage burned lower than predicted, so far
So far this year, about 78,000 acres have burned in 280 fires in Alaska – lower than normal.