By: James Brooks, Alaska Beacon The Alaska Legislature is on pace to raise the state’s age of sexual consent to 18 next year, after the state House voted 39-0 to
By Greg Knight & Grace Dumas, News of the North The City and Borough of Juneau Assembly Finance Committee on Wednesday voted to raise the proposed property tax rate for
By Yereth Rosen, Alaska Beacon Mere hours before he banged his gavel to adjourn this year’s session of the Alaska House of Representatives, Speaker Bryce Edgmon, I-Dillingham, introduced a bill
By James Brooks, Alaska Beacon After 22 years in the Alaska Senate, Senate President Gary Stevens is retiring. Stevens’ decision has been discussed in the Alaska Capitol for more than
JUNEAU — The City and Borough of Juneau is asking for the public’s assistance as officials investigate a hazardous gasoline spill that disrupted operations at the Mendenhall Wastewater Treatment Plant
By Jeff Amy, Associated Press ATLANTA — Florida was the first state to pass a law regulating the use of cellphones in schools in 2023. Just two years later, half
By James Brooks, Alaska Beacon The Alaska Legislature adjourned its regular session on Tuesday, one day earlier than expected, after passing a “maintenance level” state budget that contains a $1,000
By James Brooks, Alaska Beacon For the first time since 2002, the Alaska Legislature has overridden the veto of a sitting governor. With a 46-14 vote, lawmakers enacted a significant
By Greg Knight & Grace Dumas, News of the North JUNEAU — The City and Borough of Juneau Assembly worked through nearly 60 items in a marathon meeting Monday night,
By James Brooks & Corinne Smith, Alaska Beacon Gov. Mike Dunleavy has again vetoed a bill proposing to increase Alaska’s per-student public school funding formula for K-12 schools. House Bill
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