Alaska Beacon

First week of third gasline special session ends with no action by Dunleavy or Alaska Legislature

The Alaska Legislature ended the first week of its third special session on the proposed trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline with no action. The session is for lawmakers to consider a property tax break ...
Alaska Beacon

Ranked-choice voting? Hold on. Alaskans have another ballot measure to decide first.

Ballot Measure 1, on the Aug. 18 statewide primary ballot, would reimpose limits on financial donations to state candidates.
Alaska Beacon

Here’s when to expect results in Alaska’s 2026 statewide primary election

Because Alaska's absentee ballots can be counted as late as Aug. 28, don't expect final unofficial results until 10 days ...
Alaska Beacon

Alaska providers say childcare gap is growing

Providers say they’re serving fewer children because state and federal funding are insufficient to cover rising operational ...
Alaska Beacon

Alaskans to vote on ballot measure that would overhaul state election system

Ballot Measure 2 would repeal the open primary and ranked choice general election systems, and repeal some campaign ...
Alaska Beacon

As winter approaches, Southcentral Alaska utilities are worried about running short of gas

As the head of power production for Homer Electric Association, he’s the man responsible for keeping the lights on in most of the Kenai Peninsula. As winter approaches in Southcentral Alaska, his job ...
Alaska Beacon

Alaska Legislature opens third gasline special session with no fanfare and even less optimism

The Alaska Legislature opened its third special session of 2026 with no bill, few lawmakers and little hope. A handful of legislators gathered Monday in the state Capitol at Juneau to begin a 30-day ...
Alaska Beacon

Alaska Democratic U.S. House candidate says he had support but not enough money

Matt Schultz explains his decision to suspend his campaign against Republican incumbent Rep. Nick Begich and back independent ...
Alaska Beacon

A Q&A with Alaska Democratic U.S. House candidate Matt Schultz about the end of his campaign

Alaska Beacon government and politics reporter James Brooks spoke with Matt Schultz for 15 minutes about the end of his campaign for Alaska’s sole U.S. House seat. Their conversation has been lightly ...
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Alaska Native communities prepare for man camps driven by new mining boom

This article first appeared on High Country News and is republished here under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. In Interior Alaska, near the ...