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HOUSING HEAT CHECK — Pro-housing production advocates from Abundant Housing Massachusetts are backing a handful of bills on Beacon Hill this session that would get rid of barriers to development.

Alaska Beacon is part of States Newsroom, a nonprofit news network supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity. Alaska Beacon maintains editorial independence.

Alaska Beacon, an affiliate of States Newsroom, is an independent, nonpartisan news organization focused on connecting Alaskans to their state government.

Alaska would be on the same time zone as Seattle for four months of the year, if a bill passed Monday by the Alaska Senate becomes law. The Senate voted 18-2 to pass Senate Bill 26, which would ...

THE HOUSE AND SENATE: There were no roll calls in the House and Senate last week. This week, Beacon Hill Roll Call examines the salaries and other benefits received by your state representatives.

Originally published by the Alaska Beacon, an independent, nonpartisan news organization that covers Alaska state government. Correction: Registration for interior designers on public-use ...

Thirteen years ago, Palmer farmer Scott Robb set a world record with a 138-pound cabbage he brought to the Alaska State Fair. Not long afterward, Palmer’s local visitor center dedicated a statue ...

Originally published by the Alaska Beacon, an independent, nonpartisan news organization that covers Alaska state government.

In a city where every restaurant loves to brag about their “freshly sourced blah blah blah seafood,” excellent fried catfish comes straight out of a Beacon Hill mini-mart. And as you’re ...