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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Public can weigh in on how Alaska should use millions of opioid settlement money
By Lisa Phu Alaska Beacon The Alaska public has a chance through the end of September to weigh in on
Governor signs Alaska Reads Act, aimed to move Alaska out of 50th place among states in children's’ third reading skills
By Frontiersman.com Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed the “Alaska Reads Act” into law last Wednesday, June 7.Several years in
Legislation to jump-start children's’ early learning and reading passes Senate
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman A bill that could improve reading skills among young children in Alaska schools has
Legislature at one-third mark in 2022 session; quiet on surface, but things perking below the radar
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman Last weekend the state Legislature passed the 40th day of its 2022 session. That’
First movement on bills to deal with state’s financial ills including PFD
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman Legislators in Juneau have taken the first steps toward addressing the state’s structural
First movement on bills to deal with state’s financial ills, including PFD
By Tim Bradner Legislators in Juneau have taken the first steps toward addressing the state’s structural fiscal problems and
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,
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
The 2021 legislative session is underway and no one knows where things will end up
By Tim Bradner By Tim Bradner The 2021 state legislative session convened in Juneau Tuesday, Feb. 19, as required. It
Governor proposes new education initiative
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman Gov. Mike Dunleavy is proposing major new education initiative designed to improve reading skills
Sense of the Senate Introduced Urging the Permanent Fund to Divest from U.S. Sanctioned Russian Companies
JUNEAU — Senator Tom Begich (D-Anchorage) introduced a Sense of the Senatetoday urging the Permanent Fund Corporation to divest their