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In Juneau, making laws is a group effort
Ruffridge chief of staff says team shares commitment to hard work
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Legislature kills most of Dunleavy’s executive orders in rare joint session
All the proposed orders would have shuffled or eliminated the responsibilities of various state boards
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BOEM Alaska office probes renewables development in Cook Inlet
National Renewable Energy Lab estimates that there are 18 gigawatts of tidal power in Cook Inlet
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Bill seeking to bump use of Alaska Performance Scholarship clears the House with unanimous support
The money is awarded to high-performing high school graduates to help pay for postsecondary education at participating institutions…
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Bjorkman bill would pay bonuses to nationally certified teachers
The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development estimates that the bonus program would apply to about 215…
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Dismissing critics, Sullivan touts LNG project
During his annual address to the Alaska Legislature on Wednesday, the U.S. senator said state leaders should be…
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Bjorkman game seizure bill received warmly in Senate committee
Of the roughly 150 animals the department takes each year, an average of between one and two are…
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Senate committee hears setnet buyback bill
The East Side of Cook Inlet Set Net Fleet Reduction Act is sponsored by Nikiski Sen. Jesse Bjorkman
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Peltola celebrates federal intervention in Albertsons, Kroger merger in legislative address
The one-term lawmaker said collaboration between stakeholders has helped produce wins for Alaska’s fisheries and the state’s economy
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Senate committee hears setnet buyback bill
The East Side of Cook Inlet Set Net Fleet Reduction Act is sponsored by Nikiski Sen. Jesse Bjorkman
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Peninsula residents weigh in on school funding debate
More than a dozen comments were made by residents of the Kenai Peninsula on S.B. 140
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Lawmakers open session with education discussion
Early effort to overturn veto of one-time school funding fails in House
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Local Dena’ina linguist named DEED deputy commissioner
Joel Isaak teaches Dena’ina at Kenai Peninsula College and works as a linguist for the Kenaitze Indian Tribe