The Alaska GOP is holding its convention in Anchorage this week.

An administrator cautioned that the latest results did not allow for an apples-to-apples comparison to earlier results because the proficiency metrics had been lowered.

As the debate over restoring the river has intensified, it has gotten more complicated. 

Instead of spending the money on new addiction treatment and prevention services they couldn’t afford before, some jurisdictions are using it to replace existing funding and stretch tight budgets.