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Last night, the Mat-Su Borough Assembly voted to overturn six of the seven line-item vetoes issued on the fiscal year 2016 budget. Mayor Larry DeVilbiss submitted the veto document earlier
Last month, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake caused massive destruction and killed more than 8,000 people in Nepal. For one Upper Valley pastor, the timing meant that his planned mission trip
Attached is the complete audio of Phillip Manning’s interview with JSCF board member Ruth Wood regarding the changes to the foundation’s grant process for this year. More information
Changes to a bill that would require education for children on sexual abuse and dating violence are receiving significant criticism from some of those who originally pushed for the measure.
The Mat-Su Borough Assembly has passed a budget for the fiscal year beginning in July, but Borough Mayor Larry DeVilbiss says to expect some vetoes. On Wednesday evening, the assembly
On Tuesday, the state’s Senate Education committee took up the “Alaska Safe Children’s Act”, also known as Erin’s Law. The committee is chaired by Senator Mike Dunleavy, whose district includes
On Tuesday, the Rasmuson Foundation announced that Talkeetna author Sarah Birdsall will receive one of this year’s Individual Artist Award grant. Birdsall is the recipient of one of twenty-five Project
KSKA’s Ellen Lockyer provided portions of the audio and script for this piece. The Matanuska-Susitna Borough’s would-be ferry, MV Susitna, has suffered expensive damage, and now the Borough estimates repairs
While changes may be coming soon for the Talkeetna Solid Waste Transfer Site, the top borough official in the Public Works Department says the current plans do not include closure.
