Your guide to Alaska fairs and festivals for 2025

Yakutat Tern Festival: Yakutat, May 29-June 1 The 14th annual Yakutat Tern Festival is a celebration of Yakutat, art and the one of the largest nesting colonies of Aleutian terns, Arctic terns and the rest of the huge variety of bird species that nest in …

Alaska Senate fails to advance a rail resolution to support federal grants

The Alaska Senate failed in a 6-14 vote to add a joint resolution advocating for federal funding of two major railroad projects on Tuesday, just before it gaveled out for the legislative session. House Joint Resolution 14 was sponsored by Rep. Kevin McCabe …

Alaska Legislature Caps Payday Loan Interest Rates At 36% APR

The Alaska Legislature passed Senate Bill 39, which caps interest rates on payday loans at 36% APR, the same rate applied to other consumer loans in Alaska. The legislation, sponsored by Senator Forrest Dunbar, D-Anchorage, in the Senate and Representative …

Alaska’s left-leaning newspaper attacks Congressman Begich for his vote to end fraud

In a pivotal legislative win for taxpayers and President Donald Trump’s “America First” agenda, the House of Representatives last week passed a sweeping budget package of conservative reforms — representing one of the most consequential policy shifts in a …

Kerry Thomas named executive director of Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education

The Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education (ACPE) has announced the appointment of longtime staff member Kerry Thomas as its new executive director. In addition to leading the commission, Thomas will also serve as executive officer of the Alaska …

A Motorcycle Ride to Alaska for Pancreatic Cancer Awareness

Opinion: A plea to our congressional delegation — fix the tax bill before it hurts Alaska’s families

Alaska congressional delegation - Nick Begich, Dan Sullivan, Lisa Murkowski. 2025. (AP and ADN photos) In my 20 years of ministry in the Anchorage area, I‘ve walked alongside young people and families — many of them Alaska Native — who are working hard to …

The Best Alaska Cruise Experience: Nature’s Majestic Wonders

Cruise Passenger > Destinations > The Best Alaska Cruise Experience: Nature’s Majestic Wonders .entry-header{display:none;} Alaska’s the kind of place that makes you stop and stare. Towering mountains still capped with snow in the middle of summer, …

Michael Tavoliero: Taking back Alaska by restoring the four corners of state sovereignty

By MICHAEL TAVOLIERO Alaska stands at a crossroads. Decades of bureaucratic expansion, fiscal mismanagement, and policy drift have left the state with underperforming institutions, rising costs, and a growing disconnect between the people and their …

The Alaska Legislature has a large NEA voting bloc. Why is that? Former teachers in office

Roughly 20% of Alaska’s 60 lawmakers come from public education careers, many as former teachers, professors, lobbyists, or school board members. When including those tied to education advocacy, tutoring businesses, and NEA-aligned nonprofits, and former …