49th State
Legal aid funding bill awaits governor’s action after House and Senate passage
By THE ALASKA STORY May 16, 2026 – A bill increasing state support for
May 16, 2026
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By THE ALASKA STORY May 16, 2026 – A bill increasing state support for
By SUZANNE DOWNING May 16, 2026 – The Alaska Legislature has rewritten who qualifies as
By BARBARA HANEY May 15, 2026 – The conference committee in Juneau is haggling over
By WIN GRUENING May 13, 2026 – Sometime last Saturday night, vandals defaced an historic
By GLEN BIEGEL “Blessed are the peacemakers.” Few verses are quoted more often, and even
By THE ALASKA STORY May 12, 2026 – The Trump administration has officially rescinded a
By SUZANNE DOWNING May 16, 2026 – Alaska schools can barely teach reading and math
By DAVE NORTON May 14, 2026 – I attended Wednesday’s Senate Resources Committee hearing on
By SUZANNE DOWNING May 14, 2026 – Alaska’s criminal justice system is brutal for
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