James Brooks, Alaska Beacon

Current law requires them to share financial information publicly if they have more than 500 shareholders.

Democratic candidate proposes to eliminate income taxes for Alaskans earning less than the state’s median household income.

The gap between the price of Brent crude and North Slope crude "may be the highest value in history."

New lawsuit says leading companies failed — in thousands of cases — to get charities’ permission before trying to raise money in their names.

On Feb. 9, the Alaska Senate voted 19-0 to extend a state of disaster until early March, retroactively extending a disaster declaration that expired Feb. 6.

State utility regulators need to draft rules for the project’s pipeline before financial decisions are made.

Changes to federal subsistence management are still possible through a newly started regulation review process.

According to a notice published Dec. 15 in the Federal Register, the Interior Department is conducting “a targeted review” of the program mandated by the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (ANILCA).

The decision has implications for mining and drilling projects on private and federal lands, experts say.

Hoffman has served in the state Capitol, representing Southwest Alaska, since 1987. As he prepares to leave office, he said he thinks the state’s biggest unresolved issue is the affordability of living in Alaska, particularly with regard to the cost of energy.