Lawmakers on Capitol Hill have rolled out new legislation that could help gig workers access health insurance and retirement ...

Alaska lawmakers head to Juneau August 2 for a special session. With a potential override of Gov. Dunleavy’s education veto ...

The leader of the House Republican minority caucus, Rep. Mia Costello, R-Anchorage, says it may be in the governor's interest ...

Two bills became law without Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s signature Thursday. The laws address items like commercial vessels ...

Last week, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), a senior member of the Appropriations Committee, voted to advance four bills for Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) that contain significant investments for Alaska.

Former U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola took to social media Wednesday night attacking Gov. Mike Dunleavy as using “extremist politics” ...

SB 44 should be revised to protect all patients in locked psychiatric facilities and units. All people in locked facilities ...

Texas lawmakers are scrutinizing the state’s emergency response to the July 4 floods that killed at least 136 people.

Congressional Republicans keep wringing their hands over the White House’s legislative priorities … and then voting for them.

The Alaska Department of Health is projecting that the state could see a reduction of up to $500 million annually in Medicaid spending because of the tax-and-spending law sought by President Donald ...

This story has been updated to reflect changes in the state Department of Health's projections regarding the impacts of the budget reconciliation bill on Medicaid enrollment and spending in Alaska.

The state failed a test earlier this year that would allow it to use $80 million in federal money to offset its contribution ...