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Policy

Alaska Postsecondary Enrollment Rises Again to 32,562

Alaska’s 2026 higher-education report counts 32,562 undergraduate enrollments after a second straight annual gain, while tracking state aid, borrowing costs, FAFSA access and graduate retention.

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Healthcare

Alaska Records 22 COVID Deaths in Latest Season

Sep 25, 2026

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Policy

Alaska Lifts State Hiring and Regulation Freeze

Sep 24, 2026

Alaska apartment buildings and new homes beneath distant mountains

Business

Alaska Rents Rise 2.1% as Homebuilding Hits 10-Year High

Sep 24, 2026

Plain ballot envelopes and secure mail trays in a rural Alaska air-cargo facility, with a bush plane and snowy village outside.

Politics

Alaska Reroutes Rural Ballots After 75 Miss Deadline

Sep 23, 2026

The Seward Highway and Alaska Railroad follow Turnagain Arm beneath the Chugach Mountains.

Policy

Alaska Opens Comment on $1.4 Billion Seward Highway Plan

Sep 23, 2026

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Policy

Alaska Sets 2026 Dividend at $1,200 With Energy Relief

Sep 22, 2026

An unmarked white research ship crosses broken Arctic sea ice while a distant cutter monitors from offshore.

Military

U.S. Tracks Chinese Research Vessels Across Alaska’s Arctic

Sep 21, 2026

An early-childhood educator arranges classroom materials in a sunlit preschool before students arrive.

Education

Congressional Challenge Puts Head Start Standards in Focus

Sep 19, 2026

4 States Vote Today as Florida’s New Map Could Shift Up to 4 House Seats and Alaska Tests a Top-Four Senate Field

Politics

4 States Vote Today as Florida’s New Map Could Shift Up to 4 House Seats and Alaska Tests a Top-Four Senate Field

Aug 18, 2026

Healthcare

CDC Recommends Maternal RSV Vaccine at 32–36 Weeks After 11-1 Vote, Adding Second Infant Protection Option

Sep 23, 2023

US

Biden Administration Cancels Seven Arctic Refuge Oil Leases and Moves to Protect 13 Million Acres in Western Alaska

Sep 9, 2023

US

Obama Expands Hawaii Marine Monument to 582,578 Square Miles

Aug 27, 2016

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