Alaska has joked about setting up a “Bear Alcatraz” to help the Trump administration detain more illegal migrants — as the ...

Alaskan Senator Lisa Murkowski cast a pivotal vote in the Senate's passage of the president's sweeping tax cuts and spending ...

House Speaker Bryce Edgmon and Senate Majority Leader Cathy Giessel say the 'one big beautiful bill' approaching a Senate ...

Rep. Nick Begich, Alaska’s lone House member, says oil drilling opportunities represent a huge gain for the state, downplays ...

It comes after Florida unveiled 'Alligator Allcatraz', a new migrant detention center being developed on a remote airstrip in ...

A mostly Democratic coalition majority will lead Alaska’s state House following the 2024 general election. Last week, members ...

The Alaska House of Representatives is seen in session on Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau, Alaska. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon) Republicans led 21 of the 40 ...

The Department of Corrections announced that 35 men arrested and detained out of state and held in Anchorage were transferred ...

Correction: The Alaska Republican Party has not officially endorsed a candidate in the House District 36 race, though many of its leaders are backing Schwanke. This article has been updated.

Alaska Republicans lose two seats in state House, increasing odds of leadership switch. Rural Alaska precincts had reported few results by 11:30 p.m. Tuesday night.

JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska voters were deciding a hard-fought race for the state's only U.S. House seat that could help decide control of that chamber.

Independent state Rep. Bryce Edgmon, who served as speaker of the Alaska House from 2017-2020, will serve as speaker of the House again, according to the Alaska Beacon.. The majority leader ...