Oil tax ballot measure can advance, Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer says
Backers can begin gathering signatures to advance the proposal for a 2020 vote.
State senators say Josh Revak has the support to fill Anchorage vacancy
A south Anchorage state Senate seat has been vacant since the death of Chris Birch.
Citing surge of prisoners after SB 91 repeal, Alaska government wants to send inmates Outside
About 250 to 500 inmates will be involved, corrections commissioner Nancy Dahlstrom said.
Trump administration proposes lifting restrictions on logging, road building in Tongass National Forest
The federal government is responding to a request from the state of Alaska.
Dunleavy official jumps to Sullivan re-election campaign
Matt Shuckerow, the governor’s former press secretary, is now U.S. Sen. Sullivan’s campaign manager.
Dunleavy vetoes bill intended to restrain governors’ hiring
Lawmakers believed that the ability to appoint “temporary exempt” employees was ripe for abuse.
Eklutna sues federal government in pursuit of tribal gaming operation
The tribe wants to open what Anchorage’s mayor calls a “modest” tribal casino. If successful, it would be the first tribal gaming facility on Alaska’s highway system.
State wants to spend up to $125,000 on conservative-leaning Virginia law firm in fight with Alaska public employee unions
“If your goal is to take it to the U.S. Supreme Court, then this is the firm that you would hire,” said a former Alaska attorney general.
Conservative talk radio host Dave Stieren to join Dunleavy administration
Stieren will become a community relations liaison for the governor.
New rule could put state on defense when an Alaska governor is accused of an ethics violation
The Department of Law is taking public comment on the proposal.
Attorneys make their case in Alaska lawmakers’ school funding lawsuit against Gov. Dunleavy
The result “will affect state budgeting potentially for years into the future,” senior assistant attorney general Margaret Paton-Walsh told the judge.
Attorney general says Alaska-hire laws are unconstitutional
Kevin Clarkson says the state should not enforce laws requiring companies to hire Alaskans.