Alaska’s 3rd largest political party officially dissolved
The only major political party founded by, for and in Alaska is no more. On Dec. 31, the Alaskan Independence Party (AIP) publicly announced that the state’s third largest party is
AK education lobby says mostly empty schools need full-size gyms for town gatherings
Despite the fact that scores of Alaska schools don’t have even enough students to field a small basketball team and dozens are shuttering due to plummeting enrollment, the Alaska Association of School Boards (AASB) claims the cash-strapped state should
Alaska wins state’s rights dispute over submerged navigable lands
The United States issued a Quiet Title Act Disclaimer and asked U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason to confirm what the State of Alaska has argued for the last seven years: The North Fork of the Fortymile River is navigable and the submerged lands
Alaska Health Dept. undercuts CDC guidelines – pushes Hep. B shot for all babies
Despite new recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, Alaska’s Health Department is doubling down on its push to have all babies injected with Hepatitis B
National watchdog lists 1,600 sexually explicit books in 80 Alaska schools
For Alaska, the website lists 14 school districts that contain 1,611 sexually explicit books across more than 80 separate
Cultural traditions ring in New Year with hopes of good fortune
Worldwide, New Year's Eve traditions often focus on luck, prosperity, fortune and new
Gov. Dunleavy appoints two Mat-Su residents to Alaska State House
On Christmas Eve, Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced the appointments of Republicans Garret Nelson and Steve St. Clair to the Alaska House of
OPINION: Gen. Washington provides an audacious Christmas lesson for Alaska’s GOP
Alaska voters have little reason to vote for a Republican if they simply hand governance to the Democrat party once down in Juneau. Republicans need to do something to inspire voters, similar to the bold action Washington was forced to
Alaska sends voter rolls to U.S. Justice Dept. in effort to ensure accuracy
The Trump administration has received copies of Alaska's electronic statewide voter rolls in order to enforce federal election laws and ensure accurate voter
Alaska churches mark Christmas with candlelit services, carols and worship
Amid the bitter cold snaps, driving windstorms and darkened landscape, numerous Alaska churches will soon be lit with glowing candles, adorned in traditional decorations and filled with congregants singing beloved carols in celebration of the birth of
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