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After the Alaska House worked past midnight, some wonder: does the legislative session deadline...
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News UK· 2 months agoMay 18—As the dust settled after the last frantic 24 hours of the legislative session that concluded early Thursday, some lawmakers wondered if their final votes could lead to a constitutional ...
Alaska Supreme Court proposes expedited consideration of correspondence school dispute
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News UK· 2 months agoMay 8—JUNEAU — The Alaska Supreme Court indicated Wednesday that it could weigh in this summer on a case challenging rules surrounding the state's correspondence schools. Meanwhile, state lawmakers ...
Dunleavy lays out efforts to preserve ability to spend public funds at private and religious schools
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News UK· 3 months agoApr. 18—In the wake of a court decision that struck down key statutes governing Alaska's public homeschooling programs, Gov. Mike Dunleavy said Wednesday that he would not immediately seek to ...
Washington state man sentenced to 99 years for killing Ketchikan doctor
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News UK· 3 months agoApr. 10—A Washington state man was sentenced Tuesday to spend 99 years in prison after he was convicted of killing a Ketchikan doctor, then stealing his money and hundreds of thousands of dollars ...
Lawsuit asserts Alaska elections officials illegally certified ballot question on ranked choice...
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News UK· 3 months agoApr. 3—Three Alaska voters filed a complaint Tuesday against the state Division of Elections asserting that it violated state law when it certified a ballot measure that seeks to repeal ranked ...
Officers need warrants to use aircraft, zoom lenses to surveil areas around homes, Alaska court says
Associated Press via Yahoo News UK· 4 months agoAlaska law enforcement officers must obtain a warrant before using aircraft to scope out the area around a person's home with binoculars or cameras with zoom lenses, the state's highest court ...
Eddie Burke Jr. reinstated in Iditarod after state drops assault charges against him
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News UK· 4 months agoFeb. 23—Editor's note: This story has been updated. Find our latest coverage here. Update 1 p.m. Friday: Eddie Burke Jr. has been reinstated as a competitor in the 2024 Iditarod, the race committee ...
Iditarod reinstates musher Eddie Burke Jr. after state drops assault charges
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo Sport· 4 months agoFeb. 23—Just days after announcing musher Eddie Burke Jr.'s disqualification from the 2024 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race, the event's governing body said Friday that it decided to reinstate him ...
Assault claims roil Iditarod sled dog race as 2 top mushers are disqualified, then 1 reinstated
Associated Press via Yahoo News UK· 4 months agoClaims of violence against women are roiling the world's most famous sled dog race — Alaska's...
Breweries and wineries sue Alaska alcohol board, alleging that restrictions amount to unfair...
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo Finance UK· 4 months agoFeb. 21—A small group of Alaska breweries and wineries filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the Alaska Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, alleging that entertainment restrictions they face put ...