A Fairbanks city councilmember is sponsoring an ordinance that would incorporate an Alaska Native land acknowledgement statement into every regular meeting. During a Tuesday work session ...

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 increase to Alaska’s per-student public ...

Following a request by the federal government, the state of Alaska has turned over the personal information of roughly 70,000 Alaskans enrolled in the federally funded Supplemental Nutrition ...

There will be no extra money for the University of Alaska’s sports teams, its effort to become a top-tier research university or its attempts to hire and keep staff. On Friday, the legislative ...

Almost 20 years after eliminating Alaska’s public pension program, the House of Representatives has voted to open a new pension system for municipal and state workers. With proponents saying the ...

Trevor Haynes, president of the Alaska Marijuana Industry Association and manager of a Fairbanks marijuana business, said that while the association has issues with the way the state is regulating ...

Could Fairbanks ever be entirely free of winter wood smoke? It seems unlikely in the near future. The particulate-free source of energy used for heat elsewhere in Alaska — natural gas — has ...

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As a nearly 50-year advocate for the Trans Alaska Gasline, many are asking for my assessment of the current status of the project. There is no doubt we have seen momentum rise and fall over ...

For the last year, Alaska's Mount Spurr has been showing signs of a potential eruption on the horizon. If an eruption happens, it would likely occur at Crater Peak, shown in the background of this ...

Alaska legislators vote to override Gov. Mike Dunleavy's veto of a bipartisan education funding bill on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. Alaska lawmakers on Tuesday voted to override Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s ...

The Fairbanks Economic Development Commission secured a key endorsement on Tuesday in its bid to become the official regional economic development organization (ARDOR) for the Fairbanks North Star ...