JUNEAU — The Alaska Department of Revenue forecast on Wednesday that the state would see a bigger deficit in the next fiscal year due to lower-than-expected oil prices. The Legislature is facing a ...

There's a $200 million deficit in the current fiscal year, and a much bigger one under most scenarios for the next year.

A reinsurance program pioneered by Alaska to lower the state's marketplace insurance rates is on the chopping block, having been identified for scrutiny by the Trump administration, according to ...

The bill’s sponsor called it a “wonderful compromise.” It boosts the largest part of the state’s public school funding ...

The legislation prohibits farmed salmon and applies only to finfish, such as trout and Arctic grayling, among other finfish ...

A proposed Alaska Senate resolution to disapprove creating a standalone agriculture department was referred to the House ...

While introducing her resolution to the Republican-controlled Senate, Giessel said if Alaska were to require immediate “military defence, it’s the Canadians,” that answer the call and highlighted the ...

House Bill 69 increases the Base Student Allocation from its statutory base of $5,960 and makes other changes that cost a ...

JUNEAU — The Alaska House is poised to take a final vote on a school funding bill later this week, after a marathon debate ...

Millions of people in South Asia are celebrating Holi, the Hindu festival of colors, by smearing each other with brightly ...

Lawmakers have broadly expressed concerns that the more-than $250 million school funding boost per year would be unaffordable ...

Dozens of Juneau residents gathered at the Alaska State Capitol on Wednesday to protest potential Medicaid cuts being ...