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 cuts school debt assistance to Mat-Su, new state trooper post in Talkeetna
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman Absent some last-minute hiccup, Alaska legislators will adjourn their 2025 session Wednesday night
Clock ticks toward adjournment of 2025 legislative session; health insurance reform could be key accomplishment
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman The state Legislature has about a week left in its 2025 regular session. As
Alaska Senate approves pared-down budget draft while warning of ‘coming storm’ in state finances
By James Brooks Alaska Beacon Members of the Alaska Senate issued warnings Wednesday as they approved a draft operating budget
Legislators try to thwart the will of Alaska voters on supporting labor — again
By Ed Flanagan Spectrum One of the most cynical things Alaska legislators ever did — and that’s saying something — was
Keep Alaska open for business
By Sen. Jesse Bjorkman, Rep. Justin Ruffridge and Rep. Julie Coulombe Spectrum Alaska is open for business. We’ve heard
After governor’s veto, Senate approves smaller education funding boost
By James Brooks Alaska Beacon Alaska’s public schools might get more money, after all. Nine days after Gov. Mike
Mat-Su legislators praise governor’s veto of HB 69, education bill they see as too expensive
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman Mat-Su legislators are praising a new education bill being promoted by Gov. Mike
Alaska House encourages school districts to limit students’ cellphones, with some exceptions
By James Brooks Alaska Beacon Legislation passed Wednesday by the Alaska House of Representatives would require the state’s school
Bill seeks to cover fewer workers with paid sick leave recently approved by Alaska voters
By Yereth Rosen Alaska Beacon Alaska’s voter-approved mandate for paid sick leave has not yet gone into effect,
Legislature votes to uphold governor’s veto of significant education funding boost
By Corrine Smith and James Brooks Alaska Beacon The Alaska Legislature has voted to uphold Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto
State senate approves bare-bones state construction budget; Mat-Su Republican senators applaud fiscal restraint
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman The state Senate passed a capital, or construction budget and sent it to the
Legislative task force to study implications of Artificial Intelligence proposed by Mat-Su representative
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman Mat-Su legislator Rep. George Rauscher, R-Sutton, has proposed a special legislative task