Alaska legislators could use state savings accounts to boost this year’s Permanent Fund dividend
House and Senate budgets tentatively contain a $1,200 payout, but lawmakers are considering ways to boost that amount.
Statewide plastic bag ban advances in Alaska House of Representatives
Though communities including Anchorage and Wasilla have approved similar bans, the statewide plastic bag ban faces opposition.
Rollback of ethics restrictions on Alaska legislators heads to Gov. Dunleavy’s desk
The restrictions were intended to address legislators’ conflicts of interest, but lawmakers said they ended up preventing lawmakers from speaking to constituents on particular issues.
With infrastructure funding in short supply, Alaska lawmakers look Outside for help
Requests for help with an Arctic port and a railroad link between Alaska and Canada illustrate the state’s lack of cash for new construction.
Alaska lawmakers remain split on dividend with 3 weeks left in session
Setting a Permanent Fund dividend amount is required to finish the budget process.
Declined for Alaska Board of Fisheries, Karl Johnstone says Legislature made a mistake
Johnstone flatly denies an accusation made in front of a joint session of the Legislature.
With House lawmakers reluctant to repeal SB 91, Dunleavy doubles down
The chairman of the House Judiciary Committee has a criminal justice proposal of his own.
Alaska governor, legislators ponder million-dollar crime-fighting special session
More than three weeks away from the end of the regular session, lawmakers are already considering the prospect of overtime.
The Alaska Senate is about to roll out its proposed budget, with spending cuts deeper than the House’s
All three proposals — House, Senate and the governor’s — reject the idea of raising taxes to erase the state deficit or preserve a larger Permanent Fund dividend.
Ghost hunter’s hopes for board appointment busted by the Alaska Legislature
Lawmakers deny seven Dunleavy board nominees after confirming his cabinet picks.
Dunleavy fills Palmer Superior Court vacancy, resolving overdue appointment
Private-practice attorney Kristen Stohler has been named to the seat.
Lawmakers vote down Board of Fisheries nominee after sexual harassment allegations surface
The Alaska Legislature also deferred a vote on a veterinarian with an unclear history on Courtview.