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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Alaska legislators predict dire effects if Congress cuts Medicaid funding
By James Brooks Alaska Beacon A budget resolution passed late Tuesday by the U.S. House of Representatives is sparking
How ranked choice voting is bringing Alaska politics back to the center
By Rodger Painter Spectrum At the beginning of Alaska’s legislative session, many veteran lawmakers worried about the infusion of
In new bipartisan Alaska Senate majority of 17, members vow compromise and consensus
By Yereth Rosen Alaska Beacon Seventeen of Alaska’s 20 state senators and senator-elects have banded together to form
In new bipartisan Alaska Senate majority of 17, members vow compromise and consensus
By Yereth Rosen Alaska Beacon Seventeen of Alaska’s 20 state senators and senator-elects have banded together to form
New boss at state resources agency: Insider who knows how to work the levers, get things done
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman Akis Gialopsos is Alaska’s new acting Commissioner of Natural Resources. He replaces Corri
After Legislature fails to act, Alaska’s state elections will take place with no financial limit
By James Brooks Alaska Beacon On May 18, the Alaska Legislature adjourned without passing new restrictions on financial donations to
Election overhaul in Alaska aimed at reducing partisanship
By BECKY BOHRER Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — As partisan warfare has become the norm in state legislatures and Congress,
Former Alaska Senate president Giessel to seek office again
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Former Alaska Senate President Cathy Giessel plans to run for the state Senate next year. Giessel, an
Alaska in free fall: Hoarders hoard
By Tuckerman Babcock Spectrum Alaska and Alaskans are in economic free fall: Forty thousand newly unemployed.... Oil prices crashing and
Legislature’s treatment of COVID-19 response
By Larry Wood Spectrum I sent an e-mail to the entire Legislature awarding the Noble Order of the Blue
Legislature takes a recess, votes $1,000 PFD
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman The Legislature recessed its 2020 session early Sunday after approving a budget for Fiscal
State limits access to capitol building
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman State legislative leaders decided Friday to strictly limit access to the state capitol building