The change to the city code would allow a three-fourths council majority to elect a former elected official into the city manager role before the required waiting period.

Johnson has spent the last three months as Dillingham's acting city manager. Last week the council voted to put her in the role permanently.

Independent House District 37 Rep. Bryce Edgmon came into the KDLG studio on Friday discuss education funding and other budget items, including state primacy of Section 404-c of the Clean Water Act. This week the Alaska legislature’s House Finance Committee will hear public testimony on the budget.

Tilton said the majority coalition includes the Bush caucus, made up of Dillingham Independent Rep. Bryce Edgmon, Bethel Democrat Rep. C.J. McCormick, Nome Democrat Rep. Neal Foster and Utqiagvik Independent Rep. Josiah Patkotak.

Alaska’s 33rd legislative session convenes on Tuesday. And while the state Senate is organized, the House is not. The midterm elections left Republicans with a narrow majority in the 40-person chamber, but it’s still unclear whether those members will toe the party line or join a multi-party coalition.

Each year, members of the Alaska Legislature introduce hundreds of bills. But from the time bills are first introduced to the time they’re heard in committee, there’s no simple explanation of what a bill actually does. Here’s the Alaska Beacon’s effort to fix that gap.

House District 37 Rep. Bryce Edgmon is running unopposed this election. But he says the races for governor and other seats in Alaska's Legislature will determine policy priorities next session.

Voters will decide whether to hold the first convention since statehood on Nov. 8. Questions about the PFD, Alaska’s fiscal woes, and abortion access have some saying now is the time to vote yes, while others say the document continues to serve the state well.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Rep. Mary Peltola spent Halloween in Dillingham meeting with local leaders in the run-up to next week’s midterm elections. They also spent some time giving advice to the next generation of leaders in Bristol Bay.

Peltola, a Democrat, beat Republican Sarah Palin by three percentage points to win the seat. KYUK’s Nina Kravinsky spoke with Peltola by phone shortly after the election results were announced on Aug. 31.