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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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.
Former Alaska senator Mike Gravel, who speeded construction of Trans Alaska oil pipeline, dead at 91
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman Mike Gravel, former Alaska U.S. Senator who served in the late 1960s and
Legislators go back to Juneau to sort out budget mess
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman Another special legislative session is to be underway in Juneau on Wednesday. It’s
Legislative session ends are never pretty; This one could be ugly
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman The end of legislative sessions is never pretty and the special session set to
Sick and tired of political gridlock? There may be hope
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman Sick and tired of political gridlock? It’s understandable. Congress, locked in partisan combat,
Not many bills get through the gate in Legislature’s regular session, but many are pending for next year
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman There weren’t many bills that passed the Legislature is its regular 2021 session
Senate buckles down on state budget as Legislature’s adjournment approaches
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman Things seemed quiet in the state capitol last week despite the Legislature’s adjournment
State Senate unanimously passes Sen. Shelley Hughes’ industrial hemp bill
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman Sen. Shelley Hughes’ Senate Bill 27, a bill allowing for more business opportunities for
Legislators wrestle with budget as clock ticks toward May 19 adjournment
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman The clock is ticking for state legislators in Juneau. There is two weeks left
Pace in Juneau picks up with Legislature’s adjournment three weeks away
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman There are about three and a half weeks left in the 2021 legislative session
Pause before the storm? Legislature awaits guidance on $2 billion in new federal money
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman Legislators were hustling last week to conclude required reviews of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s
State senate committee digs into contentious early education funding bill
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman Legislators in Juneau are working their way through a new Senate bill that would