Alaska Gov. Dunleavy proposes budget with $1.5 billion deficit

Spending plan includes roughly $3,800 dividend, lower public education funding, and spending half of what's left in budget reserve fund Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced a state budget proposal on Thursday that would draw down roughly half the amount …

$10,000 rebate available next year for buyers of newly constructed homes in Alaska

A seven million dollar appropriation to the Alaska Housing Finance Corporation will fund an incentive program for new housing construction in 2025. This will come in the form of a $10,000 rebate paid to eligible owner-occupied homebuyers, for homes with a …

Alaska Science Forum: Ancient beavers, sea floor bumps, thick air

It’s time to start emptying the notebook following the Fall Meeting of the American Geophysical Union, which happened from Dec. 9-13, 2024 in Washington, D.C. More than 25,000 scientists shared their work during those five days. Here is a sampling. Where …

Judge denies State of Alaska’s bid to take control of Juneau’s Mendenhall Lake

Mendenhall Lake on Saturday, Oct. 19, 2024. (Clarise Larson/KTOO) https://media.ktoo.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/19lake.wav U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the State of Alaska …

Murkowski talks Trump, Musk & Alaska impact from possible government shutdown

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - After seeing President-elect Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s social media posts demanding Republicans back away from a bipartisan spending deal supporters say was meant to avoid a government shutdown, Sen. Lisa Murkowski told Alaska …

Alaska governor asks Trump to roll back restrictions on oil and gas drilling

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s wish list for the incoming Trump administration includes oil and gas exploration in the pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and reversing restrictions on logging and road-building in a temperate …

In Alaska, Santa’s helpers work around the clock to deliver holiday packages

North Pole, Alaska — 'Twas the week before Christmas and plenty was stirring at the Santa Claus House in the city of North Pole, Alaska. The iconic Christmas-themed store checked its list twice, realizing that it is far more naughty than nice if any of …

Williston man charged with sexually abusing minors in Alaska

ALASKA (KUMV) - A Williston man was arrested and charged with sexually abusing minors while he lived in Alaska. Alaska State Troopers say Leonard Acker harmed multiple children there over the past few years. Acker faces 17 first-degree counts of sexual …

Drops in Alaska’s student test scores and education funding follow similar paths past 20 years, study claims

A decline in Alaska’s student test scores during the past two decades, including fourth graders now being a year behind their 2007 peers in reading and math, mirrors a decline in inflation-adjusted per-pupil state funding, according to a study published …

Gov. Dunleavy appoints Fairbanks lawyer Oravec to Alaska Supreme Court