Education officials point to broader issues of budget cuts, staff shortages, and COVID-19 pandemic impacts on student learning.

A small group of legislators and a member of the governor’s office are meeting behind closed doors to try to resolve the ...

The state of Alaska spent more than $26 million paying executive-level officials in 2024, an increase of more than 10% from the previous year, according to a recent report. Last year's compensation ...

Higher-than-forecast oil prices may take a bite out of the deficit, but spending from savings will likely still be needed.

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy introduced an education package on Friday that's expected to launch a contentious debate on education policy during this year's legislative session. Leaders in both the House ...

The switch to inflation-adjusted salaries will automatically take effect after the next election unless lawmakers and the ...

A three-member panel recommended Wednesday that Alaska's governor, cabinet members and lawmakers receive automatic pay adjustments every odd-number year moving forward. The recommendation sets in ...

JUNEAU — In his seventh and penultimate State of the State address, Gov. Mike Dunleavy depicted an optimistic picture of ...

Governor Mike Dunleavy introduced two critical pieces of legislation designed to bolster Alaska’s economic development and ...

Rhoden held months of briefings and meetings with Noem and a number of current and former state officials and friends. It is the third time in South Dakota history that a lieutenant governor ...

How do place names get made and then changed? There’s a process. But it involves people as well as bureaucracy, so it’s not ...