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Early Saturday morning, Sanders forced a vote on an amendment to the Budget Resolution in the Senate calling for raising the federal minimum wage to at least $17 an hour over the next 5 years. Every ...
Lawmakers still haven’t resolved the looming deficit caused by a collision between education spending, the PFD and lower oil ...
Lucille Smith, 90, of Pisgah, passed away on Monday, March 31, 2025, at her residence. She is survived by her d aughter: Brenda and Ray Rogers of Pisgah Al., son: Tim and Kim Smith of Harrison ...
Membership on the Alaska Board of Fisheries would be restructured to guarantee representation for the state’s different fishing sectors, under a bill pending in the Legislature. The measure ...
On Wednesday, the Alaska House of Representatives voted 32-8 to pass Senate Bill 15, which lowers the minimum alcohol-serving age in restaurants, breweries, wineries, distilleries, resorts and ...
A bill that advanced in the Alaska Senate on Wednesday would provide a $1,000 per-student boost to the state’s school funding formula. It also would limit class sizes and tie funding for ...
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The bill would tie funding for these programs — which serve most of Alaska’s homeschool students — to students being assessed through a standardized test or portfolio. Dunleavy introduced ...
He shared a photo of signing Senate Bill 43 into law, pictured by himself at his desk in his Juneau office, with the Alaska and U.S. flags on either side. Bill sponsor Sen. Elvi Gray-Jackson ...
He shared a photo of signing Senate Bill 43 into law, pictured by himself at his desk in his Juneau office, with the Alaska and U.S. flags on either side. Alaska Beacon is part of States Newsroom ...
If you ever plan on traveling to Alaska, you can partake in activities such as ice fishing, dog sledding… and potentially sports betting? Rep. David Nelson introduced House Bill 145 on March 21 ...
Serial entrepreneur Bill Smith launched Landing in 2019. The furnished apartment rental firm expects $200 million in revenue this year by catering to the work-from-anywhere generation. Bill Smith ...