Lawmakers are a quarter of the way through the constitutionally limited 121-day first session of the 30th Legislature, and they’re running well ahead of the… Continue reading
University of Alaska President Jim Johnsen presented an upbeat, optimistic State of the University address to the Juneau Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, but a… Continue reading
Juneau apparently likes a winner. According to records released Wednesday by the Alaska Public Offices commission, Rep. Justin Parish, D-Juneau, raised $44,403.60 in his campaign… Continue reading
The Alaska House has voted to correct itself. In a 36-0 vote Wednesday morning, lawmakers approved House Bill 77, the annual revisor’s bill that corrects… Continue reading
It was only four votes, but it represented the Alaska Legislature’s biggest opposition to drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in 12 years. On… Continue reading
The Alaska House’s special committee on Fisheries on Tuesday approved a measure that would relax the conflict-of-interest rules for the state’s fish and game boards.… Continue reading
Gov. Bill Walker’s proposal to triple the state’s jet fuel and aviation gasoline taxes by 2018 is causing turbulence within the state’s flying community. If… Continue reading
A postal employee who spotted a leaking package has given a new push to a bill in the Alaska Legislature and exposed a problem in… Continue reading
The Alaska Senate on Monday approved a resolution backing construction of a road between King Cove and Cold Bay on the Alaska Peninsula. House Joint… Continue reading
A bill to raise as much as $37 million for the state of Alaska through the sale of its royalty oil has been approved by… Continue reading
As lawmakers work on the core of their budget fix, the pace of new bills is starting to slacken. Only 16 new bills made their… Continue reading
Juneau’s two delegates to the Alaska House of Representatives and Gov. Bill Walker say they are optimistic about a keystone budget fix proposed by the… Continue reading
Mead Treadwell has had a busy month. Last week, Alaska’s former lieutenant governor was in Tokyo. On Tuesday, he was in Germany. By Thursday, he… Continue reading
The coalition leading the Alaska House of Representatives has unveiled the core of its plan to erase Alaska’s $2.7 billion annual deficit. On Friday, members… Continue reading
Alaska’s chief justice told lawmakers Wednesday that he’s optimistic and hopes they will find a solution to the state’s multibillion-dollar budget deficit. Then again, “Candidly,… Continue reading
The Alaska House of Representatives voted 38-0 on Wednesday to require that police be trained to interact with people who have non-visible disabilities. House Bill… Continue reading
Last summer, Rep. David Guttenberg a Democrat from Fairbanks, sat in a meeting of the House Finance Committee and voted against a bill that would… Continue reading
As the state of Alaska considers stiff budget cuts and firing employees to close a multibillion-dollar budget deficit, there’s one part of government that’s seeking… Continue reading
A measure to grant benefits to the families of firefighters and police killed in the line of duty continued its slow advance through the Legislature… Continue reading
A bill renewing a wastewater exemption for the Alaska Marine Highway System is moving to a vote on the Senate floor. Late Monday afternoon, the… Continue reading
