The Alaska House of Representatives has approved a bill that provides a way to fund a revised state revenue sharing program for municipalities.In a 32-0… Continue reading
House lawmakers are expected to hear one of the biggest changes to Alaska’s criminal justice system since statehood, on the floor today.Senate Bill 91, already… Continue reading
The Alaska Legislature is moving slowly to address the state’s $4 billion annual deficit, but it will move quickly this weekend as proceedings are displaced… Continue reading
The Alaska Marijuana Control Board has voted unanimously to ask the public to comment on draft regulations allowing recreational marijuana users to enjoy pot products… Continue reading
Even as members of the Alaska Legislature promote a slow-and-steady approach to fixing Alaska’s $4 billion annual deficit, Gov. Bill Walker said he wants to… Continue reading
The latest version of a measure to reform state subsidies for oil and gas drilling calls for replacing a controversial tax credit program by 2020.The… Continue reading
The Alaska House Finance Committee has approved a bill that would eliminate most state employees’ merit raises until oil prices rise, but Juneau legislators say… Continue reading
The Alaska Legislature is being evicted.By May 1, renovations to the Alaska Capitol will force lawmakers to a new location for continued work to fix… Continue reading
Theoretically, Juneau could still get snow. After all, it snowed in May 1945. That won't happen this year. Officially, this winter will go into the… Continue reading
Cost-cutting legislators in the Alaska House of Representatives are advancing with a proposal to eliminate automatic salary increases for state employees until oil tops $90… Continue reading
The U.S. Senate has approved a sweeping energy reform bill that was the biggest effort of Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, in the current Congress. The… Continue reading
The Alaska Senate has approved a version of House Bill 156 amended to require sex education teachers to garner approval from a local school board… Continue reading
Lawmakers didn’t approve any of the biggest items considered necessary for filling the state’s $4.1 billion budget deficit, but there was no shortage of action… Continue reading
A Juneau Superior Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the Alaska Democratic Party against the state of Alaska for its refusal to allow… Continue reading
It lay discarded on the Capitol’s second-floor carpet, a fortune cookie slip with a simple message: “Now is the time for peace in your life.… Continue reading
The Alaska Senate has approved a version of House Bill 156 amended to require sex education teachers to garner approval from a local school board… Continue reading
On the final day of the second session of the 29th Alaska Legislature, Juneau Republican Rep. Cathy Muñoz became the first local legislator to get… Continue reading
Alongside the many bills passed by the Alaska Legislature on its last regular day, there was one new one. House Bill 378, introduced Sunday morning,… Continue reading
The Alaska House has approved a bill calling for the state to share voter information with other states in an effort to deter voter fraud.Representatives… Continue reading
The second session of the 29th Alaska Legislature reaches its 90th day today, but don’t expect lawmakers to be finished with their work anytime soon.Whether… Continue reading
