In a bid to avoid a state-spanning government shutdown, Gov. Bill Walker on Monday proposed a compromise to bring the Alaska Senate and Alaska House… Continue reading
Calling the Alaska Legislature’s current situation a “stalemate,” Gov. Bill Walker has announced that he will make a bid to avert a pending shutdown of… Continue reading
The Alaska Senate voted Thursday to restrict the ability of doctors to prescribe opioid painkillers. House Bill 159, proposed by Gov. Bill Walker, is part… Continue reading
The Alaska Senate is preparing to take a final vote on a plan from Gov. Bill Walker to fight a wave of opioid addiction in… Continue reading
The letters came off the printer on Tuesday afternoon with the regularity of a ticking clock. There is now one month remaining before Alaska’s state… Continue reading
Alaska’s prosecutors, police and rape victims are getting some extra help from the Alaska Legislature. In one of its final actions of the regular session,… Continue reading
A group of the state’s staunchest salmon defenders is proposing a ballot initiative that seeks to strengthen legal protections for Alaska’s fish-bearing streams and rivers.… Continue reading
The Alaska Legislature is headed into a special session. On Wednesday night, the Alaska House of Representatives and Alaska Senate adjourned the first regular session… Continue reading
Alaska’s future with Uber is in the hands of Gov. Bill Walker. On Wednesday, the Alaska Senate voted unanimously to approve House Bill 132, which… Continue reading
The Alaska Legislature has refused to confirm the appointment of a transgender Fairbanks man to the state’s human rights commission. The Legislature, meeting in joint… Continue reading
Wednesday is the 121st and final day of the Alaska Legislature’s 2017 regular session. There’s more to come. Despite four months of work, lawmakers have… Continue reading
Wasilla Republican David Eastman has proposed a measure making abortion illegal in the state of Alaska. On Monday, Eastman introduced House Bill 250, which ─… Continue reading
Alaska is closer than ever to becoming part of the national ID system known as REAL ID. On Monday, the Alaska Senate voted 14-5 to… Continue reading
One vehicle is stalled, but a second is driving forward. On Monday, the Alaska House of Representatives voted 35-5 to allow ride-sharing companies like Uber… Continue reading
The Alaska Senate on Friday voted 15-4 to kill an income tax proposed by the House, all but ensuring the Alaska’s multibillion-dollar deficit will not… Continue reading
Alaska’s Senate voted Thursday to drain one of the state’s remaining savings accounts to make a big down payment on a pile of promised drilling… Continue reading
Rep. Justin Parish found a friendly crowd Tuesday evening as the Alaska Legislature prepares for a final vote on whether to implement an Alaska income… Continue reading
The Alaska House of Representatives on Wednesday voted to censure Rep. David Eastman, R-Wasilla, for his recent comments claiming that some rural Alaska women become… Continue reading
With one week remaining in the Legislature’s regular session, a core piece of the state budget is still receiving no public attention. The rough-draft budgets… Continue reading
A divide between the House and Senate has stalled a push to bring ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft to Alaska. Senate Bill 14, allowing… Continue reading
