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Alaska child care advocates urge the Legislature to keep $14M in budget for sector in crisis

For the past two years, the Legislature has approved $7.5 million in child care subsidies. But the state’s dire fiscal outlook has made lawmakers look critically at all spending.

Sean Maguire 

Alaska agency boosting gas line pitches skeptical Legislature on investing up to $800M

Delegates from several Asian nations are set to come to Alaska soon to study the project, but state legislators have lingering doubts and questions.

Sean Maguire 

Company involved in fatal Susitna River incident reported near miss a few weeks later

An Alaska Directional backhoe went through the ice on a job that state officials say is out of compliance with permits.

Zaz Hollander 

Federal leader of Alaska’s Denali Commission says she is fighting for the agency’s survival

Julie Kitka, federal co-chair of the infrastructure-focused commission, lists challenges posed by Trump administration grant cancellations and other actions.

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Beacon 

Enstar seeks a rate increase that could raise gas bills starting this summer

Contending with rising costs, aging infrastructure and sustained demand, the company asked regulators to approve higher rates starting June 1.

Zachariah Hughes