The Alaska Supreme Court issued its order just hours after hearing oral arguments, leaving intact a Friday decision by Anchorage Superior Court Judge Thomas Matthews.

The complaint, filed June 24 in Kenai Superior Court, was brought by Alaskans for Transparent Government and the former foreman of a Kenai grand jury that served during the spring of 2024.

Alaska’s public school funding formula has met federal standards for equalization, allowing the state to continue using a portion of eligible federal Impact Aid payments in calculating state aid to school districts during State FY27.

A month prior, Justin Hart was charged in a separate incident in which police allege he fled from an officer on a motorcycle at speeds approaching 100 mph before crashing.

The KSRM News Department has compiled some of the week’s top headlines.

Central Peninsula Hospital will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday, July 1, to celebrate the expansion of services at the Central Peninsula Kenai Health Center.

Sen. Dan Sullivan has introduced the Bycatch Reduction Act, legislation aimed at reducing bycatch, limiting impacts on seafloor habitat, and increasing transparency in federal fisheries management.

The U.S. Coast Guard Arctic District coordinated the response from its command center.

The Soldotna City Council unanimously approved the city’s Fiscal Year 2027 operating budget on Wednesday.

The endorsement is Sullivan’s second from an Alaska labor union during the campaign, following support earlier this year from Alaska Teamsters Local 959.