Part of the megabill pending in the U.S. Senate requires selling some public land in Alaska for housing; a new exhibit of contemporary portraiture is opening in a Sitka bar; and seven Ketchikan and Sitka residents have pleaded guilty for their involvement in an international drug trafficking ring.

Mat-Su Borough Mayor Edna DeVries says she's considering a run for governor; Tlingit and Haida is expanding early childhood education and daycare services in Wrangell; and Petersburg residents will decide this fall whether to limit the town's senior sales tax exemption to only low-income seniors.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a bipartisan bill that would've looked into falling oil tax revenues; the special election to determine if the Xunaa Borough would be formed has been paused; and an eagle made an unexpected visit to a Petersburg home earlier this month.

A shipping container full of plastic bags fell off a barge heading to Petersburg's landfill; some Alaskan protesters say the only "kings" they want are seafood; and a change to Petersburg's senior sales tax exemption might go before local voters this fall.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy cut $50 million in education funding with a line-item veto yesterday; Petersburg police arrested two suspects in connection to scamming a local resident; and a look at what fatherhood means to some dedicated Alaska dads.

A contractor dies while doing maintenance work at a cruise tourism facility near Ketchikan last month; a group of state lawmakers are on a taskforce to improve Alaska's public schools; and a look at the Summer STREAM program at the Petersburg Public Library.

The largest timber companies in Southeast are suing the federal government for more old-growth timber from the Tongass National Forest; Juneau's property tax and utility rates are increasing; and a look at the construction underway at Petersburg's schools.

The Court of Appeals made a landmark ruling in a case involving an emergency hunt in Kake; the state education board approved new reading standards for Alaska Native languages; and Petersburg's Devil's Thumb Shooters placed first at the state championship.

Fishing and environmental groups warn cuts to federal fisheries science could jeopardize Alaska's oceans; Nome residents protested proposed cuts to the Department of Veterans Affairs on the anniversary of D-Day; and Silver Bay Seafoods CEO Cora Campbell discusses the acquisition of OBI Seafoods.

Lawmakers and school officials say a state school board proposal would harm districts; commercial fishermen hope a recently passed bill will provide a cheaper alternative to boat insurance; and a new totem pole now stands at the Hoonah Harbor.