Energy, crime and homeschool allotments: The big bills to watch as time runs out in Alaska’s legislative session

Energy, crime and homeschool allotments: The big bills to watch as time runs out in Alaska’s legislative session

The regular session must end by midnight Wednesday. Legislators hope several major policy reforms pass before then.

Sean Maguire, Iris Samuels
Alaska House spends 12 hours debating transgender athletes as session deadline looms

Alaska House spends 12 hours debating transgender athletes as session deadline looms

The House minority sought to stall a vote on the bill that some House Republicans saw as a priority.

Iris Samuels26 minutes ago

Alaska House approves marijuana tax reform, advancing bill to Senate

James Brooks, Alaska Beacon6 minutes ago

Alaska Legislature approves bid preference for companies that employ trained veterans

James Brooks, Alaska Beacon1 minute ago
Anchorage’s mayoral runoff election will come down to turnout

Anchorage’s mayoral runoff election will come down to turnout

Zachariah Hughes
Anchorage’s mayoral runoff election ends Tuesday. Here’s how to return your ballot.

Anchorage’s mayoral runoff election ends Tuesday. Here’s how to return your ballot.

Emily Goodykoontz
As the Mat-Su landfill expands, a popular trail system gets a surprise interruption

As the Mat-Su landfill expands, a popular trail system gets a surprise interruption

A route from the Mat-Su College trails to the Crevasse-Moraine system abruptly ends in a construction zone — for now.

Amy Bushatz35 minutes ago
Open & Shut: Anchorage gets a second Tommy’s Burger Stop and a tortilleria, and The Bridge plans reopening

Open & Shut: Anchorage gets a second Tommy’s Burger Stop and a tortilleria, and The Bridge plans reopening

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New community map project asks how residents experience Anchorage

New community map project asks how residents experience Anchorage

Map Your Anchorage, a hybrid of art, community and design, is being administered by the Anchorage Park Foundation.

Chris Bieri9 minutes ago
Families, teachers prepare for big changes coming to Anchorage School District next year

Families, teachers prepare for big changes coming to Anchorage School District next year

Annie Berman
Crews ready to work on huge Anchorage port project sit idle as critical environmental review is delayed

Crews ready to work on huge Anchorage port project sit idle as critical environmental review is delayed

Emily Goodykoontz
Anchorage mayoral runoff election: Q&As with Bronson and LaFrance

Anchorage mayoral runoff election: Q&As with Bronson and LaFrance

Here’s what the candidates had to say about their priorities and many of the issues Anchorage voters said they care about most.

Anchorage Daily News
She invented Mother’s Day — then waged a lifelong campaign against it

She invented Mother’s Day — then waged a lifelong campaign against it

Kristine Phillips, The Washington Post
A Siesta in the Arctic: The forgotten Alaska link to Allen Ginsberg and the Beat Generation

A Siesta in the Arctic: The forgotten Alaska link to Allen Ginsberg and the Beat Generation

David Reamer | Histories of Alaska15 minutes ago
Mountain goats live on the edge, and perish at a surprisingly high rate in avalanches

Mountain goats live on the edge, and perish at a surprisingly high rate in avalanches

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Opinions

Hilcorp’s $100 million warning shot to Alaskans

Anchorage Daily News editorial board

Thoughts on Mother’s Day

Mary Katzke

You can pass through Midtown Anchorage, but you can’t leave its complicated truths behind

Julia O'Malley

He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother

Pete Garay

Alaska’s ‘owner state’ model and its Permanent Fund are under attack

Jack Hickel, Jon Isaacs, Tom Barrett, Scott Kendall and Yngvil Vatn Gattu
Podcasts
‘Teaming With Microbes’ podcast: Alaska tomato myths

‘Teaming With Microbes’ podcast: Alaska tomato myths

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ADN Politics podcast: What to know about the Anchorage mayor’s election

ADN Politics podcast: What to know about the Anchorage mayor’s election

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In top races, Republicans try to stay quiet on Trump’s false 2020 claims

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Free meals for low-income Alaska students removed from final budget

Free meals for low-income Alaska students removed from final budget

Sean Maguire
Wolverines shut out Windigo 3-0 to clinch NAHL Midwest Division finals series

Wolverines shut out Windigo 3-0 to clinch NAHL Midwest Division finals series

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Alaska-connected runner takes top spot at Arizona 250-mile ultramarathon

Alaska-connected runner takes top spot at Arizona 250-mile ultramarathon

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Alaska has a ‘first-rate’ earthquake monitoring system. The hard part is defending it against weather, bears and funding uncertainty

Alaska has a ‘first-rate’ earthquake monitoring system. The hard part is defending it against weather, bears and funding uncertainty

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Western Alaska breakup flooding inundates Kuskokwim River communities

Western Alaska breakup flooding inundates Kuskokwim River communities

Water in Bethel and several villages along the lower river reached the highest levels recorded in nearly 20 years, officials say.

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Touring by train is a fantastic way to see Alaska in the spring

Touring by train is a fantastic way to see Alaska in the spring

Scott McMurren
Permanent Fund board holds heated meeting after publication of emails raising concerns about vice chair

Permanent Fund board holds heated meeting after publication of emails raising concerns about vice chair

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Book review: Thrills, romance, 1980s coastal life — Dan Strickland’s debut novel has it all

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The annual Anchorage city cleanup has kicked off. Here’s how to pitch in.

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Need a dog date? A new Mat-Su Borough program loans out four-legged trail friends

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Photos: Students walk the stage in UAA’s 2024 spring commencement

Photos: Students walk the stage in UAA’s 2024 spring commencement

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Photos: Spring is a busy time for Southcentral Alaska’s wildlife

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