Bill Thomas

March 29 will officially be known as Vietnam Veterans Day in Alaska. Gov. Sean Parnell signed House Bill 67 into law Wednesday, designating that day annually to acknowledge and commemorate the military service of American men and women in the Vietnam...

Democratic challenger Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins of Sitka has unseated incumbent state Rep. Bill Thomas of Haines, retaining an initial lead in a recount completed Monday according to state officials. Gail Fenumiai, director of the state Division of...

Rep. Bill Thomas holds a two-vote lead over political newcomer Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins in a Southeast Alaska House race, with margins in a few close Anchorage races also changing. The razor-thin margin was announced Tuesday, as election officials...

The state House Judiciary Committee approved a bill trying to clarify Alaska's driving while texting laws on Friday. According to committee chair Rep. Carl Gatto (R-Palmer), judges in Kenai and Fairbanks are not enforcing the current texting while...

Parents of children who attend two schools located near the Little White Chapel held a news conference on Thursday calling on the Burbank City Council to block the installation of a wireless telecommunication facility inside the church because of the...

The Alaska Supreme Court has ordered an amended plan from the Alaska Redistricting Board to be used in this year’s elections, rejecting proposed last-minute changes to some Southeast Alaska districts. The Haines Borough had objected to the board&...

The University of Alaska Anchorage says more than 1,500 people could receive free plane tickets in November -- funded by an appropriation from the state’s capital budget -- from 18 Alaska cities to Anchorage with the purchase of tickets to the...

An in-depth look at some of the key bills remaining as the legislative session ends Sunday. ALASKA PIPELINE     House Speaker Mike Chenault opposes a rewritten version of his bill to advance an in-state natural gas pipeline project.     Chenault told...

House and Senate negotiators have reached agreement on their differences in the state operating budget.     On Saturday night, they agreed to the Senate's approach to funding Alaska Performance scholarships for this year's graduates.     Rep. Bill...

House and Senate negotiators have agreed on a bill establishing a long-term funding source for student scholarships.     The bill, as described, strikes a provision added in the Senate that would let students who take a high school equivalency exam...

“Ripped off, taken, scammed,” said Ashley Everman, about how she felt after trying to get a rapid anticipation loan, which she thought would provide her with $1,500 within 24 hours of filing her taxes. She said she did not find out until...

Protests at funerals would become illegal under a bill in the Alaska State Legislature, meant to prevent protests similar to those in the Lower 48. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Bill Thomas (R-Haines), would prohibit protesting and picketing within 150...