Despite lawsuits, court orders and a hiring push, Alaska's Division of Public Assistance is still struggling to keep up with applications.

Sen. Murkowski won concessions for Alaskans, but critics say it doesn't make up for the harm the budget reconciliation bill does, at home and in the Lower 48.

Lawmakers have five days at the start of a session to consider veto overrides. The Senate president called Dunleavy's request "absurd" and "unconscionable."

The senator voted yes after overnight negotiations to add more Alaska benefits to the bill. The legislation passed 51-50 and goes next to the House.

The Alaska senator was among a few Republicans on the Appropriations Committee who objected to clawing back money for foreign aid and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Executive Director Caroline Storm said the lawsuit will draw from a previous case that successfully challenged Alaska education funding.

Conservation groups are alarmed that up to 3 million acres would be sold. But the idea sounds good the mayor of the Ketchikan Gateway Borough, within the Tongass National Forest.

Despite the fires, city officials say the abatement went well. There were no arrests, no injuries and people are no longer living in Mountain View’s Davis Park.

Bill Armstrong, credited with bringing the Pikka oil and gas field to light in 2013, hopes his discovery of the Sockeye-2 area near the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge will lead to increased oil production on the North Slope.

On June 14, communities across Alaska took part in a national day of protest against the Trump administration. National organizers estimated that over five million protesters showed up to "No Kings" rallies.