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The Legislature ended its special session June 13, passing an operating budget that will prevent a July 1 state government shutdown. […]

PALMER — There’s a new kind of cookie coming to the Valley, the Manna Cookie by Manna Foods. These health conscience treats are free from gluten, lactose and soy. […]

WASILLA — Exactly 37 years to the date of the first payout of the Permanent Fund Dividend, Gov. Mike Dunleavy held a press conference at Wasilla Middle School where he’s called elected officials to special session starting on July 8 […]

WASILLA — Gov. Mike Dunleavy has called a second special session, and he wants it at Wasilla Middle School. […]

WASILLA — Planes will be flying through the sky of Wasilla in record numbers this weekend as the Wings Over Wasilla airshow returns after more than 20 years. […]

PALMER — The Palmer City Council failed Ordinance 19-007 that would have established designated council seats, among other regularly scheduled business at its Tuesday meeting. […]

PALMER —The Mat-Su Borough School District School Board meeting was unusually packed for a June meeting. […]

WILLOW — Dana Hills is planting 150 trees all over her property. After her house burnt down four years ago in the Sockeye Fire, it was rebuilt bigger and better than ever. She’s been planting a myriad of trees and […]

Petroleum explorers were boxed out of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for winter seismic program to prepare for a lease sale later this year. […]

WASILLA — A group of local volunteers were recognized during the Champions for Children event at Evangelo’s in Wasilla recently. […]

The House Majority has adjourned the first special session sine die, ending the session without any answers on the Permanent Fund Dividend, funding sources for the capital budget, or K-12 education funding for FY 2020. […]

The National Park Service (NPS) is mourning the loss of two of its Alaska-based employees following an airplane crash in Whitehorse, Canada on Monday evening. […]

It was one of the most tense state legislative votes in years. After a week of jockeying, and despite heavy pressure from Gov. Mike Dunleavy and the Alaska Republican Party, the state Senate rejected 10-10 a large Permanent Fund Dividend […]

Under the Dunleavy plan to dismantle state government, it remains impossible for anyone to reserve space on the Alaska Marine Highway System after September. […]

The Alaska Senate today voted unanimously for the smallest operating budget in 15 years, resulting in a $600 million surplus. […]

The Legislature’s professional staff says Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s idea for a special legislative session at Wasilla Middle School isn’t workable for a host of reasons including security and lack of adequate audio and visual recording facilities. […]

Holy Action Hero! […]

The Senate and the House have rejected the radical elements of Gov. Mike Dunleay’s so-called Honest Budget—showing bipartisan support for education and other public services. […]

U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) recently welcomed U.S. Attorney General William Barr to Alaska for a visit focusing on law enforcement and public safety issues. During Attorney General Barr’s four-day trip, Senator Murkowski facilitated meetings in both Bethel and Napaskiak […]

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