COVID-19 cases prompt mask mandate at Denali National Park

Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor, whose wife has publicly written about using state-funded reimbursements to send their children to private school under the state’s homeschool correspondence program, said Thursday he did not have a conflict of interest overseeing a planned appeal a court ruling that could stop similar payments to other parents.

Alaska’s two senators expressed frustration with the Biden administration’s latest attempt to preserve state lands at the cost of resource development.

Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor, whose wife has publicly written about using state-funded reimbursements to send their children to private school under the state’s homeschool correspondence program, said Thursday he did not have a conflict of interest overseeing a planned appeal a court ruling that could stop similar payments to other parents.

Residents of the small community of Sutton, nestled between the City of Palmer and Chickaloon, are speaking in opposition to a proposed move by the Department of Public Safety that would extend Chickaloon Tribal Police officers' authority to enforce limited misdemeanor and felony crimes.

“Kids need to feel safe and welcomed in their school environment, not only by their teachers, but also by their peers,” said Mears Middle School Principal Carla Marquand.

Cleanup efforts remain ongoing in the parking lot of Davis Park, following a zone abatement notice that went into effect last Friday, April 12.