Retiring teacher, coach urges Colony grads to ‘find their 68’
By Jeremiah Bartz Frontiersman.com A football coach using a hockey reference as the centerpiece for his keynote address may
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Murkowski,colleagues tackle student financial aid access
By Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com Senator Lisa Murkowski along with fellow senators, Jack Reed (D-RI), Bill Cassidy (R-LA)
Shutdown theater: Every play eventually ends its run
By Thomas L. Knapp Opinion Here we go again. It’s time for another performance of American politicians’ favorite off-
Opinion: State stablecoins: Financial Federalism or flagrant fraud?
By Seth C. Oranburg Opinion States issuing their own digital money sounds like Murray Rothbard’s nightmare. That libertarian icon
Governor vetoes bill capping high interest rates and fees of payday lenders
By James Brooks Alaska Beacon Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has vetoed a bill that would have limited high interest rates
VA extends foreclosure moratorium through end of 2024
By Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com Last week, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced on Wednesday that it has called
Palmer council gives go-ahead for final design of library replacement
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman Palmer’s city council approved a $1.23 million contract with Wolf Architecture to
Decoding the local government budget process
By Christian Hartley Now You Know As citizens, we contribute to our local governments through taxes. Have you ever wondered
Major bills still in flux as Legislature enters final days
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman The Legislature’s adjournment is just days away and many of the most pressing
State House working on state capital budget with Mat-Su projects included; Senate passes its operating budget back to House
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman Legislators are right on schedule with state budget work as a May 15 mandatory
Alaska Senate passes draft budget, confirming $175 million in bonus public-school funding
By James Brooks Alaska Beacon The Alaska Senate on Wednesday approved a draft $12.25 billion state operating budget and
Two different days, same terrible tax news
By Thomas L. Knapp Spectrum As most Americans know, the Internal Revenue Service’s deadline for filing 2023 federal income
Legislature’s budget work proceeds smoothly so far; Differences in PFD still to be reckoned with
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman The Legislature is moving along like clockwork in its work on the state budget.