The comments, in his first address to state lawmakers, come as Alaskans reckon with the effects of Trump’s broad efforts to ...

“The state of Alaska is probably facing its largest fiscal problem … in 30 years,” said Sen. Lyman Hoffman, D-Bethel and ...

All present members of the Senate voted in favor of the bill rejecting the recommendations. Sen. Donny Olson, a Golovin Democrat, has been absent from the Capitol since suffering a “medical event” on ...

A working group of legislators and Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s staff is set to meet again Tuesday to try to reach an education deal.

Members of the Alaska Senate voted 19-0 against a proposal that would automatically adjust the salaries of state legislators ...

Advocates want the Alaska Legislature to again pass a child care measure that is being challenged in court, along with additional help for the beleaguered sector. Legislators last year approved Senate ...

As Alaska lawmakers push forward legislation on pension reform on the state level, some cited concerns about the massive ripple effect caused by disruptions in funding and the federal workforce.

Senator Lisa Murkowski has introduced a bill to formally change the name of North America's highest peak back to Denali ...

As thousands of federal workers were being fired on Valentine’s Day by the Trump administration, a group of about 70 state ...