Ruffridge chief of staff says team shares commitment to hard work
The money is awarded to high-performing high school graduates to help pay for postsecondary education at participating institutions in Alaska
The federal government rejected the plan on Feb. 9, citing numerous deficiencies
The Alaska Department of Education and Early Development estimates that the bonus program would apply to about 215 of Alaska’s estimated 7,315 teachers — about 3%
The one-term lawmaker said collaboration between stakeholders has helped produce wins for Alaska’s fisheries and the state’s economy
The governor’s office announced Dunleavy will hold a press conference Tuesday afternoon in Anchorage to discuss the legislation
The bill now goes back to the Senate, where lawmakers must approve the bill as-is before it can head to the governor’s desk
Of the roughly 150 animals the department takes each year, an average of between one and two are determined to be wrongfully seized
Over several hours, lawmakers considered six different increases in the Base Student Allocation to public schools
During his annual address to the Alaska Legislature on Wednesday, the U.S. senator said state leaders should be doing everything they can to make the project successful
Lawmakers went into an hourslong recess that ended with adjournment until Tuesday morning
The East Side of Cook Inlet Set Net Fleet Reduction Act is sponsored by Nikiski Sen. Jesse Bjorkman
The governor asked legislators to pass bills related to education, agriculture, home ownership, and the supply of natural gas for Southcentral Alaska
More than a dozen comments were made by residents of the Kenai Peninsula on S.B. 140
While a COVID spike has been observed state- and nationwide for much of December and January, the same rise hasn’t been so sharp on the Kenai Peninsula
A surge in syphilis cases is being observed nationwide
Early effort to overturn veto of one-time school funding fails in House
A state and nationwide upward trend in COVID-19 activity has seen spikes in case counts and hospitalizations, but state data indicates the surge hasn’t made… Continue reading
Sen. Jesse Bjorkman was well-represented on the list of bills prefiled by state lawmakers ahead of their upcoming session, which kicks off Jan. 16 in… Continue reading
As of Tuesday evening, 37,000 people had submitted their application