Alaska House plans return to Juneau as key member says leaders have reached capital budget deal
“There’s an agreement among the House and the Senate that this is something we can both live with,” said Homer Rep. Paul Seaton.
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As their work drags on, Alaska lawmakers collect big overtime checks
Alaska lawmakers have collected as much as $45,000 each to cover their expenses in Juneau this year, even as proposals to reduce that spending have languished.
Alaska Gov. Walker says he wants more progress in negotiations before he’ll call lawmakers back to work
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker, at a Monday news conference, said he'll await more progress from state lawmakers in private negotiations before he calls them back to work in Juneau on a capital budget and fiscal plan.
Alaska Legislature passes last-minute oil tax deal, but capital budget is still pending
The bill passed late Saturday will end cash payments to oil companies. But there was no agreement on a plan to pass the state capital budget, which is already two weeks late.
Alaska House members return to Juneau as hopes rise for an oil tax deal
The Alaska Legislature on Friday was nearing the end of its second special session with no progress looking likely on its major pending issues. And Gov. Bill Walker offered no clear indication of what he'd ask from lawmakers next.
State senator says House oil-tax proposal should go in the shredder, suggesting oil-tax deal is far off
With the clock ticking down on its special session, the Alaska Legislature held a hearing on oil taxes Wednesday that quickly devolved into an airing of grievances. No deals were apparent.
Are lawmakers near a deal on oil-tax credits? It depends on whom you ask
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker and one House leader expressed optimism Monday about getting an oil-tax deal done. But a key senator wasn't making any promises, and the Legislature still appears far from reaching agreement on a fiscal plan.
Gov. Walker and state Rep. Grenn will appear at D.C. event for independents next week
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker and Anchorage Rep. Jason Grenn will both appear at an event in Washington, D.C., next week that will highlight independent elected officials.
Alaska Gov. Walker signs budget, leaves dividends at amount set by lawmakers
Last year, Gov. Walker used his line-item veto power to cut money set aside for dividends in half. By contrast, this year's budget saw no such vetoes.
Alaska elections director says Trump commission will get some voter data — but not if it’s private
Some information, like partial Social Security numbers, will be withheld.
Senate leaders ask House to take deal on oil company subsidies but reject change to broader tax regime
The Alaska House majority's refusal to address the oil company payments alone puts them at odds with both the Senate majority and Gov. Walker.
Yes, the Alaska Legislature will likely quit for the summer without a fiscal plan, or even a capital budget
After two extra months of debate, the Alaska Legislature looks like it's going out with a whimper, having failed to pass a capital budget and fiscal plan, and saying such measures will have to wait until summer is over.
The Alaska Legislature passed a budget and avoided a government shutdown. What happens now?
Lawmakers drew $2.4 billion out of the rapidly disappearing state savings account. But the special session continues and big long-term spending and revenue questions remain.
Alaska lawmakers approve budget compromise to avert government shutdown
The deal approved by the Alaska Legislature on Thursday keeps public school funding static and sets Permanent Fund dividends at $1,100.
Alaska Senate leader: Budget deal to avert shutdown ‘imminent’
Two major unresolved issues: The public schools budget and the size of the Permanent Fund dividend.
Let’s make legislators pay us for every day special section drags on
Why couldn't the state legislators pass a balanced budget? See last year's excuses.
Did Gov. Walker have veto power over PFD payouts? Alaska Supreme Court hears the case.
The focus of the lawsuit is not whether Walker made the right policy decision, but whether he had the authority to make it at all.
What’s the holdup? The Alaska Legislature’s budget standoff, explained
Confused about why the Alaska Legislature hasn't passed an operating budget to avert a government shutdown July 1? Here's our best explanation.
Alaska’s Pioneer Homes face layoffs, empty beds and long wait lists
Lawmakers vowed to keep open Pioneer Homes following April protests. More quietly, officials are working with flat funding that they say actually amounts to cuts.
Walker calls 2nd special session to avert a state government shutdown, puts fiscal measures aside
Gov. Walker said averting a shutdown should now be the Alaska Legislature’s sole focus.