End corporate welfare and support Alaska Senate Bill 92

To the editor: Alaska Senate Bill 92 (Corporate Income Tax; Oil & Gas Entities) affords us the opportunity to increase our state’s revenue by more than $100,000,000 annually, through 2030, according to the Fairbanks Climate Action Coalition’s …

Alaska Airlines to train pilots in full-motion B737 VR simulator

Alaska Airlines has announced an investment to develop the first hyper-realistic, full-motion Boeing 737 virtual reality (VR) simulator. The simulator will employ extended reality (XR) technology to enhance Alaska Airlines’ commercial pilot training …

Wish You Were Here: Bear spotting in Alaska, rickshaw rides through Vietnam

Looking to escape? Local readers have been busy exploring far away lands in Croatia and Tangier. Here are two recent trips readers took to Alaska and Vietnam. Check them out, then find more reader travel inspiration at www.mercurynews.com/tag/wish- …

Kevin McCabe: Alaska legislative fiscal notes, a cornerstone of honest government, are under threat

By REP. KEVIN MCCABE In the Alaska legislative bill process, fiscal notes aren’t just paperwork, they are foundational to the legislative process. They tell us, in dollars and cents, what a proposed bill is going to cost the state. That’s not an optional …

Hands Off! protests from NYC to Alaska slam Donald Trump’s agenda, Elon Musk’s role in federal cuts: A visual recap

Waves of protest swept across the US on Saturday (April 6) as demonstrators gathered in over 1,200 cities—from New York to Alaska—to rally against President Donald Trump’s sweeping federal cutbacks and the growing influence of billionaire adviser Elon Musk …

Angry protesters from New York to Alaska assail Trump and Musk

[ Source: AP ] Thousands of demonstrators marched through downtown Los Angeles to protest against President Donald Trump and his billionaire ally Elon Musk. The Los Angeles protest was one of some 1,200 demonstrations that were expected to form the largest …

Alaska can't afford a return to defined benefits

News-Miner opinion: As Alaska lawmakers debate bringing back a defined benefits pension system for public employees, we must remember the hard lessons of the past. Before defined benefits were closed to new workers in 2006, soaring costs left the state …

People are buying PPE for pets to protect dogs against volcanic ash in Alaska

From New York to Alaska, thousands march against Trump, Musk

Washington | Crowds of people angry about the way President Donald Trump is running the country marched and rallied in scores of American cities on Saturday in the biggest day of demonstrations yet by an opposition movement trying to regain its momentum …

'He's tearing this country apart': 'Hands Off' protesters rally against Trump from New York to Alaska

Anti-Trump protests: Angry protesters rallied against US President Donald Trump and the head of the Department of Government Efficiency, Elon Musk, on Saturday in several American cities. Crowds of people gathered to protest against the way Trump is …