Here’s what the staff of the Alaska Beacon is watching in the Alaska Capitol and elsewhere across the state this week.

On her official social media page, Vance accused the Homer News of bias and "partisan spin." State law bars legislators from ...

Stacks coffee and cafe, an expanded exhibition schedule and a new Kid Zone are all listed as steps toward an overdue new ...

Terry and Nick Saban were in Montgomery Wednesday meeting with elected officials including Gov. Kay Ivey about the ...

Bartlett specifically pointed to the ghost of the Kennecott Copper Corp., which extracted $4.5 billion of copper (in today’s dollars) but paid no taxes and left behind almost no permanent wealth in ...

Many congressional Democrats — and nearly half of Americans, in a recent poll — believe Trump has gone too far in his expansion of presidential power. Historians, political scientists and legal ...

Iowa Republicans' "tough on crime" bills would lengthen prison time, expand lifetime sex offender registration.

In year one of his second presidency, Trump wielded a wrecking ball — literal and metaphorical — to the ways of Washington ...

Alaska lawmakers will convene in Juneau on Tuesday for the second session of the 34th Legislature. Facing a tight revenue outlook and tensions with lame-duck Gov. Mike Dunleavy, several lawmakers say ...

Lawmakers return to the Alaska State Capitol on Tuesday and, as always, they’ve got a long agenda to tackle, from health care and energy to the state’s persistent budget struggles. Alaska Public Media ...

Sen. Jesse Bjorkman, R-Nikiski, prefiled two bills ahead of the upcoming legislative session, which starts Jan. 20. The first round of prefiled legislation was published last Friday. The list includes ...

The north plaza at the Oregon State Capitol will reopen in time for Cherry Blossom Day on March 21, according to Capitol Accessibility, Maintenance, and Safety Project Director Jodie Jones. Jones ...