State targets Palmer prison for November closing
ANCHORAGE — The state corrections department announced a plan Tuesday to close the Palmer Correctional Center and transfer nearly 500 prisoners and many of...
Alaska parental notification abortion law struck down
JUNEAU — The Alaska Supreme Court on Friday struck down a state law requiring parental notification for girls under age 18 seeking abortions, agreeing...
Fisher named to Permanent Fund board
Gov. Bill Walker has appointed Alaska Department of Administration Commissioner Sheldon Fisher to a cabinet member’s seat on the board of the Alaska Permanent...
Cook Inlet lease sale under consideration
A draft environmental impact statement analyzing possible impacts of a potential oil and gas lease sale in Cook Inlet has been completed and federal...
King Cove road bill introduced in Congress
Legislation introduced in the House and Senate in mid-July would provide for an exchange of federal and non-federal land in Alaska to allow construction...
HB 374 ensures no loss of health insurance coverage
Legislation signed into law on July 18 by Gov. Bill Walker ensures Alaskans will not have to pay more in health insurance premiums.House Bill...
Alaska joins opponents of climate change initiative
Alaska has joined a dozen other states in opposing efforts of several other states to explore initiatives that include investigations into whether fossil fuel...
Interior issues new rules for Arctic drilling
Interior Department officials announced final regulations on July 7 for future exploratory drilling in U.S. Arctic waters, prompting words of caution from environmentalists, and...
Court ruling favors Castle Mountain
A U.S. District Court in Anchorage has vacated a federal agency’s decision to allow Usibelli Coal to proceed with coal mining operations at Wishbone...
Rain helps Alaska to a mild wildfire season so far
ANCHORAGE — A year after Alaska wildfires burned an area larger than Massachusetts, the state is on course for a mild fire year in...
