Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A school bus drives in front of the Alaska State Capitol on Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon) A school ...

Almost 20 years after eliminating Alaska’s public pension program, the House of Representatives has voted to open a new pension system for municipal and state workers. With proponents saying the state ...

JUNEAU — On what would have been the 121st day of the first regular session of Alaska’s 34th Legislature, the co-chair of the House Finance Committee was wearing a Hawaiian shirt and piling paperwork ...

Alaska House Majority Leader Chuck Kopp says that he is confident the Legislature will pass a new public pension plan this year, two decades after lawmakers eliminated guaranteed pensions for the ...

The Alaska House Judiciary Committee plans to hold a hearing June 20 on the use of Alaska Department of Corrections facilities to house and supervise federal detainees for U.S. Immigration and Customs ...

Alaska House of Representatives is planning to vote next week on a bill that would significantly increase funding for the state’s public schools. As currently written, House Bill 69 would raise the ...