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Alaska House seeks to ban social media for kids, limit access to internet pornography

A vote on the proposal could take place as soon as Friday, and if it succeeds, the idea would go to the state Senate
Economy

Alaska Senate panel approves state spending plan with smaller dividend than House proposed

The Senate proposal closes a $270 million gap in the House plan, but further negotiations are expected in May
Education

Home-school ruling: Agreement on pause, disagreement on duration

Both the state and plaintiffs — a group of parents of children in traditional schools — agree that a pause before the ruling goes into effect is justified
Education

Alaska House says unconstitutional home-school spending should continue through 2025

Alaska House Republicans aim to prolong unconstitutional funding of private and religious schools, rejecting swift resolution to home-school law challenges.
Education

Lawmakers to wait on Alaska Supreme Court as families reel in wake of correspondence ruling

Over the last 26 years, Penelope Gold has used the state’s correspondence school program to homeschool six of her seven children. Most have graduated,...
Environment

Proposed Ambler road project cited as threat to Kobuk River in Arctic Alaska

This story was originally published in Alaska Beacon. Alaska’s Kobuk River, which flows out of the Brooks Range above the Arctic Circle, is among the most...
State Government

Dunleavy floats new ideas to continue flowing public money into private religious schools

At another rambling news conference on Wednesday, Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy floated several ideas to continue spending public money on religious private schools...
Arts Anchorage

Colorful Lake Clark homesteader remembered through historic log cabin rebuild in new documentary

Brown Carlson, a Lake Clark homesteader, arrived in the area in 1904 after he jumped ship into the frigid waters and swam away from his life as a Norwegian sailor.
Education

Dunleavy’s home-school allotment scheme is a warning for his charter school plan

It might have taken nearly a decade, but Mike Dunleavy and his allies were able to essentially set up a “shadow school voucher program."
Arts and Culture

Creative Currents: Full steam ahead with Xochiyollotl

Xochiyollotl Harbison's ceramics, pottery, painting and textile art creates commentary addressing shame, stigma and exploitation.
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