“…We hold that the pharmacies’ failure to fulfill their legal obligations when dispensing opioids unreasonably interfered with public rights protected by the common law.” - Alaska Supreme Court Justice Jude Pate, writing on behalf of the court in a ruling reviving a state lawsuit against Albertsons and Kroger for their role in the state’s prescription opioid epidemic.
Mary Peltola greets supporters on election night, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026 at a Mary Peltola watch party in downtown Anchorage. (Photo by Loren Holmes/Alaska Beacon)
By James Brooks
Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola extended her lead over incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan in an updated vote total published Monday by the Alaska Division of Elections.
Alaska Supreme Court Justice Jude Pate, right, asks a question during oral arguments in a case concerning correspondence education allotments, on June 27, 2024, in the Boney Courthouse in Anchorage. (Photo by Andrew Kitchenman/Alaska Beacon)
By James Brooks
The Alaska Supreme Court on Friday overturned a two-year-old lower court decision that dismissed a state lawsuit against Albertsons and Kroger, the corporate parents of Safeway and Fred Meyer, for their role in the state’s prescription opioid addiction epidemic.
A sign, seen July 24, 2026, celebrates the University of Alaska Fairbanks’ status as a leader in Arctic research. Behind the sign are buildings that house UAF’s Geophysical Insititute and International Arctic Research Center. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon)
By Corinne Smith
Officials with the University of Alaska report more than $86 million in federal grants that were frozen or delayed by the Trump administration have been restored.
The State Office Building in Juneau is seen on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)
By James Brooks
The Alaska Department of Administration has canceled a request for proposals that could have led to the privatization of the state’s payroll system for 14,000 public employees.
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