Anchorage Daily News

Legislators advance policy to limit Alaska’s spending; The Skagway courthouse destroyed by fire; Funding is being directed to help stock Alaska food pantries as part of a broader effort to address a state backlog in processing food stamp benefit applications

Alaska’s food stamp backlog is taking a harsh toll on rural communities; Bronson administration proposes $2.5M settlement for East Anchorage shelter construction; A ballot proposition aims to tackle longstanding problems with Chugach State Park

The closure of the Anchorage senior health clinic looms; Anchorage official said thick ice that had accumulated on the roof far exceeded the maximum weight at Turnagain CrossFit gym; Details on the roof collapse at the Palmer Public Library; Mayor Bronson sued and accused of firing Office of Equal Opportunity director in retaliation for investigating alleged illegal acts

Anchorage will celebrate Juneteenth and Indigenous Peoples Day; Alaska House of Representatives vote to reprimand David Eastman; Season’s snowfall isn’t yet too heavy for the vast majority of Anchorage rooftops

Are Bohemian waxwings getting drunk on fermented fruit?; Assembly introduces proposal to grant four weeks of paid parental leave to some municipal employees; Alaska House of Representatives vote unanimously to support Alaska’s largest potential oil and gas development in decades

The unseen driver of Alaska’s record jail deaths: Suicide; Alaska’s election reform has begun gathering signatures; New study shows that twice as many pregnant or recently pregnant Alaska women died in 2021 as compared to recent years

Alaska Native supporters of Willow oil project push for approval in D.C.; Anchorage gym collapses during event, killing 1

Justice Department finds Anchorage School District illegally restrained and secluded students; Longtime state employee and Republican Party supporter to lead the Alaska Division of Elections; Governor's amended budget unveiled Wednesday

Girdwood wants to figure out its own solutions to its housing crisis; Anchorage’s Sullivan Arena may have to stay open as a homeless shelter through the summer; Mayor Bronson issues subpoena over his hiring of the former Health Department director

Alaska Native leaders, US senators advocate for Willow oil project; Alaska joins federal abortion pill lawsuit; President Biden to nominate an Alaskan to serve as the first U.S. Arctic ambassador-at-large