Government & Politics Special session continues in almost-empty Alaska Capitol building Most state legislators have left Juneau and aren’t scheduled to meet again until Aug. 19 due to differences over ...

Jill Wieber Lens is the Dorothy M. Willie Professor in Excellence at the University of Iowa College of Law. Her book, Stillbirth & the Law, was released in 2025. She is also the mother to her ...

As Juneau residents use data to gird for near-annual floods, scientists are studying glacier dynamics to try to learn what the future holds.

The Alaska Court of Appeals has rejected an appeal from a man imprisoned for a murder he committed as a 17-year-old. Philip Chad Wilson was sentenced to a 99-year sentence after his conviction and ...

Alaska lawmakers are scheduled to meet at 10 a.m. in Juneau for a special session of the Alaska Legislature. You can watch live online on Gavel Alaska. Why is the Legislature meeting in a special ...

The National Indian Health Board declared sovereignty over issues affecting Native American health, including gender-affirming care access.

Leading lawmakers say they only expect to meet briefly when the special session opens on Saturday in Juneau.

Gitanjali Nain Gill is a tenured full professor of environmental law at the Faculty of Law, Northumbria University, Newcastle, UK. She is a fellow of the Academy of Social Science, UK. Her research ...

Northern Journal correspondent Max Graham sent some questions to two longtime public media employees in rural Alaska.

The potential to develop the backcountry west of the Susitna River has taken a step forward, as the state’s economic development agency applied for a key federal permit needed to build 78.5 miles of ...

More than 63 million Americans are caregivers for a family member with complex medical needs, a 20 million increase over the past decade, according to a new report. But state policies, workplaces and ...

To pay for a new program, Trump’s Education Department is taking money from recipients of a grant to help children from low-income families.