The Anchorage Assembly approved an ordinance this week making bus fares permanently free for youth 18 years and under on People Mover public transit.

Several schools across the state are beginning to make the cuts necessary to survive the governor’s line-item veto on education funding last week; some of those preparations appear to come in the form ...

Six of the 11 freshmen legislators took time to sit down for interviews with the Alaska Beacon to reflect on the session.

The veto is problematic even for those of us who are on a very conservative side of the aisle,” said Kenai Peninsula Borough ...

As the impact of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s budget vetoes begins to sink in, education and political leaders met on a Zoom call Friday afternoon to assess the damage.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s line-item veto of more than $50 million in state funding for schools will cut millions from the ...

The Anchorage School District called for a special meeting Thursday night, hours following the decision from Governor Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, to cut education funding.

Boise State lost a quarterback commit on Thursday but added a defensive player to its 2026 recruiting class later in the day.   Deuce Alailefaleula, a defensive ...

Construction on Anchorage’s new Inlet View Elementary is underway, funded by a $33.4 million bond. The school will open for ...

Alaska’s state school board has postponed consideration of a rules change that could limit the amount of money that cities ...

Nov. 2—The Anchorage School District announced Friday that it aims to close seven elementary schools as part of its strategy for dealing with declining student enrollment, its budget shortfall ...