I live in Nikiski, which has a large, exclusively rural population, but there are almost 6,000 people who live here, depending on how you measure the arbitrary designations of unincorporated ...

While most government-funded schools have stripped traditional and religious references from of their “winter concerts,” homeschool students at Mat-Su Central School put on a rousing holiday ...

With GOP leaders irate by the Alaska House Minority Caucus’ hasty election of new leaders, freshly seated Minority Leader Rep. DeLena Johnson (R-Palmer) is promising to hold another vote. The ...

For all our frontier independence, Alaska’s system for appointing judges looks less like a republic and more like a professional monopoly. Under Article IV of Alaska’s Constitution, three of the seven ...

The Kenai School District is experiencing the effects of a profound shift impacting government-run education across Alaska. Students are leaving, budgets are shrinking and the old model is rapidly ...

Alaska State Troopers Garrett Stephens and Nathan Hollenbeck were honored by Gov. Mike Dunleavy for bravely risking their own lives to save two Alaskans from drowning in frigid waters. “Alaskans rely ...

Alaska House District 33 Republicans passed a resolution on Dec. 1, calling on Congress to end federal funding for Taliban terrorists. The resolution from District 33, which covers the North Pole area ...

The University of Alaska (UA) system has long been a cornerstone of our state’s education and economy. From training homegrown nurses and engineers to leading cutting-edge Arctic research, UA’s ...