When Gov. Mike Dunleavy championed a 41 percent cut in state funds to the University of Alaska budget in 2019—a budget wrecking ball that did lasting damage— Bethany Marcum said it was a great idea.
"It is reassuring to see...
Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson's administration met with the Anchorage Assembly in a closed door session today to ask for $827,000 of taxpayer funds to settle two wrongful firing disputes against Bronson and the municipality.
The disputes are with former Municipal...
The Anchorage Police Department is moving forward with body cameras after being sued for failing to implement a body cam program approved and funded by Anchorage residents.
The program will start once the department purchases the equipment.
Police Chief Michael Kerle...
A federal judge issued an order Tuesday that appears to close an iconic Southeast Alaska salmon fishery for at least the summer season — a decision that threatens hundreds of jobs and a $30 million industry in response to...
Henry Sam sat in the Sullivan Arena, counting down the two hours until he would learn whether or not he had shelter that night, or if he’d be sleeping on the streets. If it was the latter, he had...
Just three years after Alaska voters approved a ranked choice voting and open primaries, a trio of conservative House members are pushing a bill that would repeal the new system.
House Bill 4, introduced by Sarah Vance (R-Homer), George Rauscher...
This survey was produced in collaboration with the Northern Journal, a newsletter published by Nathaniel Herz, and the Anchorage Daily News. It is republished here with permission.
Elections for the board of Anchorage’s electric utility, Chugach Electric Association, are usually pretty...
This article originally ran in Sol de Medianoche and was republished with permission.
During an Assembly Public Safety committee meeting last week, Sean Case, Deputy Police Chief, gave an update on the status of body cameras. He announced that...
Facing two accusations of wrongful termination, Anchorage Mayor Dave Bronson added nearly $1 million for legal settlements in budget revisions. So far, the Assembly has blocked his request.
Bronson updated the first quarter municipal budget to propose $827,500 be set...
Is the right of a person to rent a room, buy a house or find a hotel room without the fear that their sexual orientation or gender identity may be held against them the same as the plight of...