New Alaska revenue forecast worsens state’s big projected budget deficits

The state of Alaska is still facing a significant budget deficit despite a revised state revenue forecast published Wednesday by the Alaska Department of Revenue. Oil revenue makes up about 40% of Alaska’s general-purpose revenue, leaving state finances …

UPDATE: Alaska officials discuss risk and threat of possible Mt. Spurr eruption

Youth lose climate lawsuit targeting Alaska LNG

An Alaska judge has dismissed a challenge from young activists who say a proposed project to ship liquefied natural gas from the North Slope to Asian markets would harm their right to a clean environment. The Tuesday decision from Alaska Superior Court …

Spurr volcano (Alaska): elevated gas emissions

Screenshot of the Spurr volcano from the AVO video (image: Alaska Volcano Observatory)The elevated activity at the volcano continues. During an overflight on 7 and 11 March, volcanologists from the Alaska Volcano Observatory detected significantly …

Alaska House passes $1,000 per student funding boost, after three days of debate

HOW THEY VOTED In favor Robyn Niayuq Burke, D-Utqiagvik Jeremy Bynum, R-Ketchikan Ashley Carrick, D-Fairbanks Julie Coulombe, R-Anchorage Maxine Dibert, D-Fairbanks Bryce Edgmon, I-Dillingham Ted Eischeid, D-Anchorage Zack Fields, D-Anchorage Neal Foster, …

Dena games celebrate Alaska Native culture in Fairbanks

FAIRBANKS, Alaska (KTUU/KTVF) - The 2025 Dena Games begin March 13 at the Morris Thompson Cultural and Visitors Center. The sporting event, hosted by the World Eskimo-Indian Olympics (WEIO), brings community members together to participate in a series …

Mount Spurr volcano in Alaska ‘likely’ to erupt in the coming weeks or months: scientists

Alaska’s Mount Spurr, a volcano about 80 miles away from the state’s largest city, will “likely” erupt in the coming weeks or months for the first time in over 30 years, according to scientists. Significantly elevated levels of volcanic gas emissions and …

Alaska News Nightly: Wednesday, March 12, 2025

Wednesday on Alaska News Nightly: The Alaska House pass a bill with the largest school funding increase in about a decade. Also, researchers say a volcano near Anchorage is likely to erupt soon. And a trio of mushers battle for the lead in the last …

Trump is undermining Alaska’s economy by removing one leg of a three-legged stool

For decades, Alaska’s economy has been described as a three-legged stool.  As explained by economist Scott Goldsmith, one leg is the oil and gas sector, another leg is the federal government — which includes federal spending — and the third leg is all …

This Day in Alaska History-March 12th, 1914

It was on March 12th, 1914, after passage of the Alaska Railroad Bill by Congress, that President Woodrow Wilson signed the  bill into law creating the federally-owned railroad system in Alaska. The bill gave the president the authority to choose the lands …