The state of Alaska spent $29 million paying executive-level officials last year, an increase of roughly 9% compared to the ...

Alaska judges approved no police wiretaps of phone lines in 2025, the Alaska Department of Law disclosed in a legally required annual report this month. The state similarly reported no wiretaps in ...

The number of out-of-state workers in Alaska is continuing to rise and is near an all-time high, according to a new report ...

Alaska’s state ferry system is at risk of a partial or total shutdown this summer due to the failure of the federal ...

Alaska has forged a new partnership with the federal Permitting Council to expedite the approval process for key infrastructure projects related to mining, fossil fuel, and other developments.

Alaska’s public schools are projected to lose 1,500 students next year in a historic enrollment decline that’s hitting both ...

The proportion of nonresident workers in Alaska is near an all-time high, but many hold seasonal jobs and earn less annually.

Attorneys, advocates and employers warn that fear, labor shortages and enforcement quotas are breaking lives and hurting the state.

Bartlett specifically pointed to the ghost of the Kennecott Copper Corp., which extracted $4.5 billion of copper (in today’s dollars) but paid no taxes and left behind almost no permanent wealth in ...

This winter commemorates the 70th anniversary of Alaska’s constitutional convention. Between November 1955 and February 1956, 55 Alaskans “with a sense of both history and destiny” came together to cr ...

For decades, Alaska has operated under a fiscal and budgeting system unlike any other state, and some could argue any place in the world. It is a system at the mercy of volatility, political ...