Tribal council members Kimberely Strong and David Strong talk to Alaska Rep. Andi Story (center) during a meeting on Saturday, Oct. 11, 2025, in Klukwan, Alaska. (Rashah McChesney/Chilkat Valley News)

The Chilkat Valley’s state Rep. Andi Story and Sen. Jesse Kiehl began the state’s legislative session with a set of proposals that include changes to school funding and public retirement benefits — all colored by questions about the state’s finances, the legislators said. 

The legislative…

Will Steinfeld is a documentary photographer and reporter in Southeast Alaska, formerly in New England.