Murkowski and Sullivan face health care choice that leaves Alaska ailing
Alaska Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan should explain whether they want Alaska to raise hundreds of millions in new taxes or reduce Medicaid benefits.
State budget compromise keeps doors open, but fiscal fight remains
The capital budget, oil and gas tax subsidies, taxes and a formal structure to use some earnings from the Permanent Fund remain unresolved.
Give us time to run the numbers on the giant tax cut disguised as health care bill
The title of the bill, "Better Care Reconciliation Act," may be as close as it comes to delivering on Trump's promise of better care for everybody at lower cost.
Denali climber who survived 15 hours in crevasse says he is grateful for a new life
"I thought if I die it will be a nice death for me because I love mountains. But if not, I will be the happiest man in the world to return back and start a new life."
Government shutdown draws perilously close as legislators fail to compromise
Legislators bemoaning the failure of others to compromise need to get past their own intransigence in the best interests of the state.
Naming rights and the battle for Alaska oil on federal land
An old fight about language and land will intensify as the Trump administration moves to allow more oil and gas activity on the North Slope.
Murkowski and Sullivan should demand health care hearings, not secrecy
The Senate health care bill may contradict Murkowski's pledge to the Legislature on Medicaid expansion.
Grace Schaible, first woman attorney general in Alaska, inspired generations
Grace Berg Schaible, 91, died Friday at her Fairbanks home along the Chena River, leaving behind a life of major accomplishment.
Conflicting oil tax bills represent $2 billion difference over a decade
The House plan could mean a reduction in future taxes of about $610 million over a decade, while the Senate plan could reduce future taxes by about $1.4 billion by 2027.
Sam Brice helped build modern Alaska
One of the things Sam Brice and Buzz Otis, who both died in a plane crash in late May, had in common was an ability to lift the spirits of those they encountered.
Alaskans find green pastures in Ireland, and the country's most exciting road sign
I was more than a little surprised at one point on my family's trip to Ireland when I heard someone say, "Dermot Cole. Is that you?"
Trying to make sense of the state budget standoff
That reduced dividends and an income tax have become bargaining chips at all reflects a turning point in state history.