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Anchorage lawmaker pushes legislation to protect sibling ties for Alaska foster youth
4+ hour, 28+ min ago (443+ words) Alaska foster youth could see their ties to siblings legally protected through the adoption process, under legislation proposed last year in the Alaska House of Representatives. House Bill 157 would maintain the legal relationship between siblings through the process of adoption,…...
Alaska lawmakers go for a redo on vetoed corporate income tax bill
1+ week, 6+ day ago (480+ words) Alaska lawmakers are going for round two on a bill Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed last year. The bill would change the way corporate income taxes are calculated, bringing in tens of millions of dollars in new revenue. Lawmakers failed to…...
State official sues Alaska Landmine over suggestion she stole state money
3+ mon, 2+ day ago (573+ words) Alaska State Commission for Human Rights chair Dorene Lorenz sued blogger Jeff Landfield of the Alaska Landmine on Friday. Lorenz accuses Landfield of defaming her by implying she stole state funding intended to preserve a historic building in Seward. Landfield,…...
Judge denies Southeast Alaska tribes' effort to dismiss Metlakatla fishing rights case
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (448+ words) A lawsuit from Alaska's only Native reservation will proceed over the objections of other Southeast Alaska tribes. A federal judge last week declined a request from a coalition of tribes, including the largest in Southeast, to throw out Metlakatla Indian…...
University of Alaska unions ask regents not to sign federal higher ed compact
3+ mon, 3+ week ago (529+ words) A controversial higher education compact from the Trump administration has sparked a petition from several University of Alaska unions, who say they're worried about political overreach stifling academic freedom. Several University of Alaska staff and community members testified against the…...
Alaska legislative committee finds state senator violated ethics rules before 2024 election
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (238+ words) The report was published by the Senate subcommittee of the Legislature's Select Committee on Legislative Ethics, which recommended no penalty. Under the Legislative Ethics Act, a legislator in a campaign cannot use state funds "to print or distribute a political…...
Millions in West facing dangerous heat wave amid multiple wildfires
6+ mon, 2+ day ago (383+ words) Updated August 25, 2025 at 3:35 AM AKDT Millions in the West are facing heat watches and warnings as a dangerous heat wave grips the region, increasing fire risks amid dry conditions. Parts of California, Oregon and Washington state will experience "extreme heat…...
Small Business Administration declares economic disaster for Interior Alaska wildfires
6+ mon, 5+ day ago (306+ words) The federal Small Business Administration has declared an economic disaster for parts of Interior Alaska that lost business due to wildfires this summer. Gov. Dunleavy requested the disaster declaration on Aug. 19. The declaration covers small businesses and private nonprofits affected…...
Feds extend payment program after Alaska nuclear tests
7+ mon, 2+ week ago (417+ words) People who might have been exposed to radiation from atomic weapons tests conducted in the Aleutians half a century ago have extra time to apply for compensation from a federal program, under the sweeping tax and budget bill passed by…...
Crews scramble after heat, dry lightning spark multiple Alaska wildfires
8+ mon, 1+ week ago (616+ words) This year's fire season started slowly due to cool and rainy weather, but it roared to life last week with near-record heat and Red Flag warnings in effect around the Interior and elsewhere in the state. "As of Monday afternoon,…...