Alaska

A welcome sign at the Office of Children's Services Child Welfare Academy. (Jeff Chen/Alaska Public Media) A new federal class-action lawsuit filed against Alaska's Office of Children's Services asserts that…

Juneau, Alaska (AP) - Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy asked the council, which reviews and nominates judicial…

Gender-based health care will soon become a covered benefit for people in Alaska receiving Medicaid. The change is the result of a settlement in a lawsuit against the state health department that challenged the legality of…

An Anchorage activist and her jailed husband have filed a class action lawsuit against the state challenging the allegedly unaffordable, unconstitutional paid prison phone calls. The lawsuit, filed in the Anchorage Superior…

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A bill would turn Alaska's longstanding judge selection system on its head, allowing the governor to make direct appointments at two levels of state justice.Republican Senator Mike Shower's bill is part of…

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A bill would turn Alaska's longstanding judge selection system on its head, allowing the governor to make direct appointments at two levels of state justice.Republican Senator Mike Shower's bill is part of…

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) - A bill would turn Alaska's longstanding judge selection system on its head, allowing the governor to make direct appointments at two levels of state justice.Republican Senator Mike Shower's bill is part of…