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Thousands of Alaska residents are about to receive a significant financial boost. The state is preparing to distribute a $1,702 stimulus payment as part of the annual Permanent Fun ...

ConocoPhillips is pushing to explore for more oil near its mammoth Willow project in Alaska, betting there are vast reserves ...

Alaska finishes at the bottom of CNBC’s state competitiveness rankings in 2025 with America’s worst state economy. The state counts on oil for around 70% of its revenue, and upwards of half its budget ...

Under NOAA’s proposed rule, nine species of marine mammals, including dolphins, sea lions, seals, whales and porpoises would ...

Alaska has been ranked the worst state for business in 2025 as its oil-dependent economy suffers from declining and volatile ...

Discover how the Alaska Permanent Fund pays residents annual dividends from oil revenue, averaging $1,229 per person, and how ...

As Kaktovik has seen immense economic and rural growth, leaders in the village see a pathway for oil and gas projects to benefit them even more.

It’s the latest development in a dispute between the Legislature and Dunleavy administration over whether the state is getting all the revenue it should from oil and gas taxes.

JUNEAU, Alaska — The Trump administration is sending three Cabinet members to Alaska this week as it pursues oil drilling in the pristine Arctic National Wildlife Refuge and reinvigorating a ...

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy gestures during a news conference, Dec. 12, 2024, in Juneau, Alaska, in which he outlined his budget proposal for the coming year. Credit: AP/Becky Bohrer By The ...