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Alaska Legislature launches education funding task force to address finances and future of schools

Alaska Legislature launches education funding task force to address finances and future of schools

As many Alaska school districts grapple with steep budget deficits, and in the wake of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s partial veto of an increase to per-student funding, the Alaska State Legislature has launched a joint bipartisan task force to focus on...

Alaska 211: What it is and how it can help you

Alaska 211: What it is and how it can help you

What is Alaska 211? Alaska 211 is United Way's statewide help line for information, referrals and assistance finding vital, available health and human services, community resources, government, and tribal assistance in the callers' communities....

How Trump’s ‘one, big, beautiful’ tax bill could impact women, children and LGBTQ+ Americans

How Trump’s ‘one, big, beautiful’ tax bill could impact women, children and LGBTQ+ Americans

This story was originally reported by Amanda Becker of The 19th. Meet Amanda and read more of her reporting on gender, politics and policy. The U.S. Senate began a marathon series of votes Monday on a sweeping package of tax cuts that largely...

Trigg County Schools: Which ethnicity was most represented in 2023-24 school year?

Trigg County Schools: Which ethnicity was most represented in 2023-24 school year?

​Robbie Fletcher, E​d.D.​Kentucky Commissioner of education | https://www.education.ky.gov/CommOfEd/Pages/KDE-Leadership-Team.aspx​Robbie Fletcher, E​d.D.​Kentucky Commissioner of education |...

Hart County Schools: Which ethnicity was most represented in 2023-24 school year?

Hart County Schools: Which ethnicity was most represented in 2023-24 school year?

​Robbie Fletcher, E​d.D.​Kentucky Commissioner of education | https://www.education.ky.gov/CommOfEd/Pages/KDE-Leadership-Team.aspx​Robbie Fletcher, E​d.D.​Kentucky Commissioner of education |...

Trimble County Schools: Which ethnicity was most represented in 2023-24 school year?

Trimble County Schools: Which ethnicity was most represented in 2023-24 school year?

​Robbie Fletcher, E​d.D.​Kentucky Commissioner of education | https://www.education.ky.gov/CommOfEd/Pages/KDE-Leadership-Team.aspx​Robbie Fletcher, E​d.D.​Kentucky Commissioner of education |...

Enrollment Analysis: Did Juneau County's school districts enrollment rise or fall in 2024-25 school year?

Enrollment Analysis: Did Juneau County's school districts enrollment rise or fall in 2024-25 school year?

Royall School District Superintendent Thomas Benson (2023) | Royall School DistrictRoyall School District Superintendent Thomas Benson (2023) | Royall School District There were 3,407 students enrolled in Juneau County school districts in the...

In rural Alaska, a village turns to solar and biomass energies to cut diesel and save money

DORANY PINEDA JOHN LOCHER MARK THIESSEN Associated Press Published: July 1, 2025 GALENA, Alaska (AP) — Eric Huntington built his dream cabin nestled in the wilderness of central Alaska, eventually raising two daughters there. But over the years,...

Elder listening sessions on Alaska's west coast in July

Elder listening sessions on Alaska's west coast in July

ACoA estate planning webinar slide deck and recording An estate planning webinar held in June with attorney Chelsea Riekkola is available as a recording. You can watch the recording here: http://bit.ly/4k3UtV8. If you need a copy of the webinar...

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What is a risk factor? A risk factor is anything that raises your chances of getting a disease such as cancer. Different cancers have different risk factors. Some risk factors, like smoking, can be changed. Others, like a person’s age or family...

35 ICE detainees transferred from Anchorage jail back to federal custody

35 ICE detainees transferred from Anchorage jail back to federal custody

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Thirty-five immigration detainees held at the Anchorage Correctional Complex have been transferred back to the custody of U.S. Department of Homeland Security, according to a statement released Monday by the Alaska...

Anchorage ‘Pride’ exposes kids to thonged pole dancers, erotic drag queens and activist librarians

Anchorage ‘Pride’ exposes kids to thonged pole dancers, erotic drag queens and activist librarians

Anchorage’s annual carnival of LGBTQ sexuality took place on June 28 with a circus-like march through downtown, where activists publicly affirmed their ever-changing and expanding erotic preferences and sexual identities. The 48th annual “Pride...

Alaska sports notebook: Grace Christian’s Robbie Annett and Sitka’s Clare Mullin named Gatorade Players of the Year for track and field

Alaska sports notebook: Grace Christian’s Robbie Annett and Sitka’s Clare Mullin named Gatorade Players of the Year for track and field

Grace Christian’s Robbie Annett nears the finish line and claims the title in the Division II ASAA boys state cross country championship at Palmer High School on Saturday, Oct. 7, 2023. (Emily Mesner / ADN) Last week, just a few days after...

How many American Indian or Alaska Native students were enrolled in Yuma County districts in 2023-24 school year?

How many American Indian or Alaska Native students were enrolled in Yuma County districts in 2023-24 school year?

Crane Elementary District Superintendent Laurie Doering (2023) | Crane Elementary DistrictCrane Elementary District Superintendent Laurie Doering (2023) | Crane Elementary District There were 278 American Indian or Alaska Native students enrolled...

Obscure federal laws could preserve birthright citizenship in Alaska and Hawaii

Obscure federal laws could preserve birthright citizenship in Alaska and Hawaii

As President Donald Trump prepares an executive order that could end birthright citizenship for non-citizens having children in the United States, two unique federal laws could protect the citizenship rights of newborns in Alaska and Hawaii. On...

ICE detainees held at Anchorage jail have been transferred out of state

ICE detainees held at Anchorage jail have been transferred out of state

Anchorage Correctional Complex on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. (Bill Roth / ADN) Thirty-five immigration detainees held for weeks in an Anchorage jail as part of a deal between the state and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement were transferred out...

A national quest for uranium comes to remote Western Alaska, raising fears in a nearby village

A national quest for uranium comes to remote Western Alaska, raising fears in a nearby village

Elim, Alaska is perched above Norton Bay, an inlet of the Bering Sea. (Max Graham / Northern Journal) This story was published by Northern Journal in partnership with Inside Climate News and is the second in a two-story series. ELIM — Daylight was...

Cecelia Ossi Named Assistant Coach for Alaska Nanooks Rifle Team

Cecelia Ossi Named Assistant Coach for Alaska Nanooks Rifle Team

Cecelia Ossi has been appointed as the new assistant coach for the Alaska Nanooks rifle team following her successful collegiate tenure. Ossi, who recently won the NCAA Individual Smallbore National Championship, demonstrated exceptional skills...

Alaska’s GDP has stagnated, with growth ranking near the U.S. bottom, analysis shows

Alaska’s GDP has stagnated, with growth ranking near the U.S. bottom, analysis shows

Shipping containers are moved at the Don Young Port of Alaska on November 22, 2024. (Marc Lester / ADN) Alaska’s gross domestic product grew more slowly over the past decade than that of all other states except for one, according to a Department...

Dunleavy blasts Assn. of Alaska School Boards in scathing letter: ‘Be honest with the people of Alaska’

Dunleavy blasts Assn. of Alaska School Boards in scathing letter: ‘Be honest with the people of Alaska’

Gov. Mike Dunleavy delivered a blunt message to Alaska Association of School Boards President Lon Garrison, in a sharply worded letter accusing him of distorting the reasons behind Dunleavy’s veto of $200 from the $700 increase to the Base Student...

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