Eric Stone

3 weeks ago | ktoo.org | Eric Stone

Conservative activist Bernadette Wilson announced on the steps of the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau on Tuesday that she’s entering the race for governor. Wilson, a business owner who has also led conservative policy groups, pitched herself as a political outsider in an interview. “I think it’s time that we take someone with a business background and entrepreneurial spirit, someone that hasn’t been jaded, you know, within the halls of this building, and we get infrastructure done,” she said.

3 weeks ago | alaskapublic.org | Eric Stone

Conservative activist Bernadette Wilson announced on the steps of the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau on Tuesday that she’s entering the race for governor. Wilson, a business owner who has also led conservative policy groups, pitched herself as a political outsider in an interview. “I think it's time that we take someone with a business background and entrepreneurial spirit, someone that hasn't been jaded, you know, within the halls of this building, and we get infrastructure done,” she said.

3 weeks ago | alaskapublic.org | Eric Stone

Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Friday ordered a freeze on most state hiring, out-of-state travel and new regulations as oil prices tumble. Dunleavy outlined the freeze in an administrative order released Friday afternoon. Oil production in Alaska is expected to increasein the coming years as new projects like Pikka come online. But, at the same time, the price of a barrel of North Slope crude fell more than $10 in April, and federal forecasters say they expect oil prices to fall further in the coming months.

4 weeks ago | kyuk.org | Eric Stone

Gov. Mike Dunleavy is once again threatening to veto a compromise bill legislators hammered out to boost funding for the state's public schools and make a variety of policy changes. Dunleavy has yet to make the threat publicly. But Clayton Holland, the superintendent of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, said in an interview that the governor made his intentions clear in a teleconference with school district leaders from across the state.

4 weeks ago | alaskapublic.org | Eric Stone

Gov. Mike Dunleavy is once again threatening to veto a compromise bill legislators hammered out to boost funding for the state’s public schools and make a variety of policy changes. Dunleavy has yet to make the threat publicly. But Clayton Holland, the superintendent of the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District, said in an interview that the governor made his intentions clear in a teleconference with school district leaders from across the state Thursday morning.