Alaska Legislature

The deadline for businesses to apply for the Paycheck Protection Program was extended last week and now runs until August 8.The PPP offers loans to…

The Alaska CARES program has been live for about a month now. The program is supposed to distribute grants to businesses to help with the impact of the…

Voters in the Kenai-Soldotna area will have a handful of candidates to choose from this fall when deciding who they want to represent them in the state…

Campaigning during a pandemic is going to look different this year. Gone are the days of big, in-person town halls and door-to-door canvassing. But that…

This week, the Legislature returned to Juneau from a recess to work on distributing COVID-19 relief funds in the state. Because they were coming from all…

Voters in House District 29 will have a new name to consider on the ballot this fall. Nikiski resident Paul Dale announced his candidacy this week.Dale is…

On this week's Kenai Conversation, the central Kenai Peninsula's legislative delegation shared their thoughts on the state budget, COVID-19 stimulus…

A bill overhauling Alaska’s alcohol laws made it to the halfway point in the Legislature on Wednesday. Senate Bill 52, sponsored by Kenai Peninsula Sen.…

As complex as the state budget is on the micro level, at the macro level, there are only three elements in play.“We cut the budget in a significant way to…

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is doing its annual roadshow, rolling out the proposed budget in a series of community meetings around the…