3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (677+ words) Alaska’s Nov. 3 election provides voters an option to rank candidates according to their preferences. It’s an opportunity many voters don’t take. Alaska Public Media’s Liz Ruskin revealed the statistics on “bullet voting” in the Sept. 4 edition of her politics newsletter,…...

5+ day, 11+ hour ago   (264+ words) The Alaska Gasline Development Corp. plans to ask the Alaska State Legislature for additional funding as it renews its pursuit of a proposed trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline in 2027. Frank Richards, AGDC’s president, said the state-owned corporation will seek $2.5 million from…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (692+ words) Late Friday night, Alaska Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom said she will reverse a decision she made Monday and will certify former attorney general Treg Taylor as a final-four candidate in Alaska’s race for governor. Dahlstrom, who oversees the state’s elections,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (711+ words) Anchorage police are getting a major upgrade to their surveillance capabilities. The Assembly voted Tuesday to spend just under $600,000 expanding the police department’s real-time crime center, which will give officers centralized access to hundreds of cameras across the city. The…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (727+ words) In Scott Hursey’s basement workshop, there is a guitar on a worktable he’s building from scratch, and a view of Frederick Sound. And in a back closet, there is an old scuba diving suit. “The only thing exposed is your…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (709+ words) Anchorage retiree Susan Klein is a progressive and a fan of ranked choice voting. She thought that, come November, she’d be able to choose her favorite of the two Democrats in the governor’s race and rank the other, without worrying…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (367+ words) The Anchorage Assembly voted Tuesday night to have city auditors study how members have used their individual spending accounts. Each Assembly member has an annual budget of $24,000 to spend on things like travel, supplies and legislative aides. The study will…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (302+ words) Military leaders, lawmakers, and industry leaders gathered in Fairbanks last week to talk about what Alaska would need to support a growing military presence. Lisa Murkowski was the keynote speaker at the Alaska Defense Forum, an annual conference focused on…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (500+ words) Forty-nine years after it began transporting crude oil from Prudhoe Bay, the Trans Alaska Pipeline System is due for a regulatory renewal that will allow it to keep operating on federal lands into future decades. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (129+ words) Painter Duke Russell's exhibition at the Anchorage Museum features his signature paintings of Anchorage landmarks alongside historical photos from Ward Wells. 'Everyday Anchorage' is a celebration of the city—warts and all | State of Art Artist Duke Russell’s work often…...