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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Senate approves $30 million in new road funds for Mat-Su as Legislature enters final days
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman Mat-Su is doing pretty well in the state budget, at least so far.
House passes its operating budget, first step in next year’s state spending plan
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman The House passed its version of the state operating budget last Saturday, April 9,
Legislature’s game of ‘Chicken’ continues in Juneau over PFD
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman There’s now a chance there will be no Permanent Fund dividend this year.
Mat-Su projects prominent in state budget
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman The Legislature adjourned its regular session late Wednesday and began a special session Thursday
Alaska House passes budget; dividend amount unsettled
By Becky Bohrer Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska House passed a version of the state operating budget Monday
Legislature gears up for end-of session scramble on budget, new federal money
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman The state Legislature adjourns May 19, a little under three weeks away. That means
Borough budget discussions continue
By Tim Rockey Frontiersman.com PALMER — The Mat-Su Borough Assembly voted on Tuesday to postpone transfer of over $1
Governor proposes $5,000 super-PFD as part of annual budget plan
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman Governor Mike Dunleavy is proposing 2021 Permanent Fund Dividend checks that would total $4,
Forget campaign fantasies in Alaska budget debate
By Dermot Cole The Anchorage Daily News published a piece the other day under the bold headline, “Reduce state spending
Tough times for UA – big budget hits; enrollment drops and now its president may depart
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman These are tough times for the University of Alaska. There are large back-to-
We owe it to future generations to FixUs
By Ellen King, Brad Keithley and Mike Murphy Spectrum Over the past decade, deep partisan divides have separated lawmakers at
Dunleavy has fingers crossed
By Tom Brennan Voice for the times Governor Mike Dunleavy says he wants a supersized Permanent Fund dividend this year