A case before the Supreme Court challenging whether ballots received after Election Day can be counted in federal elections ...

At the Alaska Beacon, we’re constantly trying to figure out where we should put our attention. There’s always more news than there are people to report it. Every Thursday, the Alaska Legislature ...

Voting rights advocates in Alaska are worried that a case set to be heard by the U.S. Supreme Court could end a long-standing practice of the state accepting ballots after election day.

Alaska legislators have sidetracked a bill originally intended for the legislative fast track. In a pair of votes Wednesday, ...

The initiative comes as federal proposals to require proof of citizenship raise concerns about voting access in rural areas.

Lawmakers appointed a conference committee after prior versions of the bill failed to garner support from House Republicans ...

Lawmakers boosted base formula funding by $700 per student last year — but that's just $20 more than they'd gotten on a ...

The Biden administration was “violently determined” to block the development and extraction of resources in Alaska, Gov. Dunleavy says.

Recently, the Alaska State House failed to fund the Fast Track Supplemental Budget, which includes $70 million in required matching funds needed to receive nearly $700 million in federal highway ...

Alaska lawmakers introduced new legislation in the House of Representatives that would raise the state’s per student funding ...

Lawmakers in the Alaska Senate have introduced an omnibus education bill that would overhaul the administration of publicly funded homeschooling programs. Senate Bill 277, introduced last week, would ...

The cost would be less than $1 a month for individual users, but in turn, it is estimated to generate between $6 to 8 million annually toward enhancing the state's capacity to respond to mental health ...