Jerry Cleworth

The Fairbanks City Council had two measures on their plate Monday that laid out distinct approaches for revising how the city honors the life and work of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Junior.

A resolution to close Fairbanks City Hall so city employees can do service projects on Martin Luther King Day is before the City Council tonight (Monday.) But it is complicated by some employee contracts that have negotiated the day off … and the cost of paying the other city employees holiday pay.

The Fairbanks City Council adopted its spending plan for 2025 at Monday night’s regular meeting, with public safety departments and the city’s financial future headlining the discussions.

The Fairbanks City Council unanimously adopted a resolution Monday that may finally signal the beginning of the end of the old and decrepit Polaris Hotel…

The Fairbanks City Council voted Monday to support a cannabis entrepreneur’s bid to open Alaska’s first on-site marijuana-consumption facility. But the…

The Fairbanks City Council has finally declared its support for overriding Governor Mike Dunleavy's budget-cutting vetoes. The council and Mayor Jim…

The Fairbanks City Council soundly rejected an ordinance Monday that would’ve asked voters this fall to approve easing the city’s restrictions on…

The Fairbanks City Council unanimously defeated Mayor Jim Matherly’s proposal Monday to increase the city’s hotel/motel tax to raise additional revenue…

The Fairbanks City Council voted Monday to allow consumption of marijuana at authorized cannabis shops in town.The council voted 4-to-2 to adopt an…

The Fairbanks City Council postponed a final vote Monday on a proposed ordinance that would permit authorized cannabis retail shops in town to offer…