A bill cutting serving sizes at the state’s breweries and distilleries appears likely to die in the Legislature this year, lawmakers said Wednesday. Rep. Adam… Continue reading
Gov. Bill Walker has not changed his opposition to the Juneau Access road project. Reading a prepared statement, Walker press secretary Austin Baird said Tuesday… Continue reading
Correction: A previous version of this article mischaracterized the speech given by DOT Southcoast Region Director Lance Mearig to the Chamber of Commerce. This article… Continue reading
In a pair of landmark votes Tuesday, the Alaska Legislature agreed to harness the Alaska Permanent Fund to the needs of state government. In separate… Continue reading
Correction: A one-third cut in brewery sample sizes would be a decline from 36 ounces to 24 ounces, not 12 ounces as originally written here.… Continue reading
In a caucus-line vote Thursday, the Alaska Senate approved a bill that would require healthy Alaskans to work or volunteer at least 20 hours per… Continue reading
In Alaska’s bar wars, the establishment has struck back. On Wednesday evening, bar and liquor store owners launched a wave of public testimony urging the… Continue reading
In a 23-15 vote Thursday afternoon, the Alaska House of Representatives approved a plan to borrow a billion dollars from global bond markets and send… Continue reading
House and Senate negotiators agreed Wednesday on a proposal to put limits on the Legislature’s ability to spend from the Alaska Permanent Fund, but the… Continue reading
As the Alaska Senate considers new regulations for Alaskans receiving government-funded health care, state officials are warning that the changes will not save money. In… Continue reading
Lawmakers got their first look at the state’s billion-dollar capital construction and renovation budget on Wednesday as the Senate Finance Committee unveiled its draft proposal.… Continue reading
The Alaska Senate voted 20-0 in favor of a resolution declaring a “linguistic emergency” for Alaska Native languages, ending almost a week of debate about… Continue reading
Rep. Justin Parish, D-Juneau, was the subject of a sexual harassment complaint in February, the Juneau Empire confirmed Tuesday. The document outlines a year and… Continue reading
Months after two Alaska lawmakers resigned amid allegations of sexual misconduct, the Legislature’s internal governing body has approved new procedures for reporting and addressing sexual… Continue reading
Rep. Justin Parish, D-Juneau, is dropping out of this fall’s election for the Alaska House of Representatives seat representing the Mendenhall Valley. One of his… Continue reading
Members of the Alaska Legislature rejected a proposed pay cut late Monday, saying they didn’t have time to adequately consider the idea from Rep. Sam… Continue reading
Protections for the Alaska Permanent Fund are becoming the crux of negotiations to end this year’s legislative session. In a Monday interview, the lead House… Continue reading
A resolution intended to declare an Alaska Native language emergency is advancing in the Alaska Senate, but without its most important word. On Thursday, the… Continue reading
Alaska lawmakers confirmed the state’s $1.2 billion education budget in a brief meeting of the House-Senate budget conference committee on Thursday. The six lawmakers on… Continue reading
Southcentral Alaskans offered passionate testimony in support of a rollback of criminal justice reforms, but despite outcry from those in Anchorage and the Matanuska-Susitna Valley,… Continue reading
