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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Lower prices dim expectations for Alaska oil earnings in coming years, revenue forecast says
By Yereth Rosen Alaska Beacon Alaska oil revenues are expected to decline over the next few years, helping create a
Special Santa program brings Christmas joy to local families
By Mark Kelsey For the Mat-Su Health Foundation For more than a quarter century, the Mat-Su Special Santa
Governor introduces $5.2 billion state spending plan for next year, down 5%
Frontiersman.com Gov. Mike Dunleavy introduced what is basically a maintenance state budget for the state’ Fiscal Year 2026, the
A viable option: A railroad extension from the North Slope
By Frank Murkowski Spectrum The recent announcement by the State’s bank AIDEA (Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority) and
Oil revenue, production outlook is mixed, state says
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman The state of Alaska is projecting stable oil production over the next two years
Mat-Su school challenges: Lower revenues, rising costs and now a drop in enrollment
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman Mat-Su school board and borough assembly members got their first peek at the
AIDEA to provide $50 million in backstop funding for final engineering on North Slope gas pipeline
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority, Alaska’s development finance agency, will backstop
Renewable energy could reduce, but not replace, imports of costly liquefied natural gas, utilities say
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman When liquefied natural gas is imported into Southcentral Alaska, and there now seems little
Alaska to implement online identity verification option for individuals filing for unemployment Insurance benefits
By Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development (DOLWD) Commissioner Catherine Muñoz announced that beginning Dec.
Federal court in Oregon blocks grocery merger affecting Alaska food outlets
Frontiersman.com A federal judge has blocked the proposed $25 billion merger between Kroger and Albertsons, two major grocery chains
Wages for Alaska workers are up, but total jobs remain lower than pre-pandemic levels
By Yereth Rosen Alaska Beacon The average hourly wage in Alaska was $33.60 in 2023, putting the state in
Mat-Su's hospital history, from 1935 through today
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman **Editor’s note: Mat-Su’s Valley Hospital has been providing health care for