A new nonpartisan report by the Institute of Social and Economic Research at the University of Alaska Anchorage has concluded ...

Alaska’s population rose slightly between 2024 and 2025 and is now at its highest level since 2017, the Alaska Department of ...

At the Alaska Beacon, we’re constantly trying to figure out where we should put our attention. There’s always more news than ...

The rate of Alaskans dying from drug overdoses declined by 5% in 2024 compared to the year before. That’s a welcome reduction after the state saw its highest number of overdose deaths on record in ...

Roughly half of Alaska’s school districts qualified for the five year grant program, which is managed by the state’s ...

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History, hidden costs and financial risk demand far more transparency on the future of Alaska’s natural gas pipeline.

Alaska state transportation officials and Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s office are disputing claims of urgency that could jeopardize this year’s summer construction season if lawmakers don’t adopt a $70 millio ...

On Saturday, more than 40 people gathered at the steps of the Alaska State Capitol in downtown Juneau to protest the long-sought Alaska LNG project.

The state typically issues exemptions only in cases of emergency, or when a company is drilling test wells and capturing gas ...