Gov. Mike Dunleavy

At a press conference Thursday, Gov. Mike Dunleavy said he plans to introduce legislation that will reduce the royalty rate for gas producers in the inlet, to incentivize new production as the state faces looming gas shortages.

In a ceremony Monday, the city signed an agreement with the Army Corps of Engineers that marks a major milestone in the longtime project to stabilize Kenai's eroding bluff.

After Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed half of a one-time funding boost from the state legislature, the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District made revisions to its budget to avoid cutting positions or programs. Officials stressed, however, that the district will face the same battle next year.

The first bill exempts veterinarians from the state's prescription drug monitoring database. The second "modernizes" the statues for the state's Board of Pharmacy.

The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District brought back cut positions after a one-time legislative funding boost. But Gov. Mike Dunleavy slashed that funding in half, and now the district plans to use its savings to avoid cutting staff.

Today, Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed half of the education funding passed by the Legislature. The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District was counting on that funding to bring back cut positions, and make up a $13 million deficit.

We talked with educators Misty Nelson and Tara Oberts about how teachers are feeling about the new educational standards act signed into law last year.

The mayor of Kenai, a Ninilchik charter boat captain and a Homer-based fisherman are among 11 governor-appointed members to a new task force on bycatch —…

ATVs will soon have the greenlight to drive on many Alaska roads. Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration passed a set of regulations to allow all-purpose…

Go to most libraries in Alaska and you can ask for just about any book, movie or magazine. And 99 percent of the time, it’ll get to you, said Rachel Nash,…