No DMVs, business licenses, museums or routine road maintenance if Alaska’s government shuts down July 1
The state has released a list of what will stay open and what will close if a state budget isn’t approved.
Alaska Legislature
Legislators start special session with Alaska less than one week from government shutdown
State business leaders pleaded for action on the “effective date clause” needed to keep most services running after June 30.
One week from a government shutdown, some Alaska agencies are preparing for the worst
The Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. is planning to halt most stock trading Friday and preparing to lay off all employees, unless lawmakers avert the crisis.
As Alaska’s government shutdown approaches, attorney general sues legislative agency to force court ruling on possible solution
Members of the House have suggested that the governor can sign a shutdown-averting budget without a key timing clause.
Alaska moves closer to government shutdown as special legislative session ends without fix to state budget
Gov. Mike Dunleavy is calling lawmakers into another special session starting at 10 a.m. Wednesday.
Alaska state employees receive layoff notices as Gov. Mike Dunleavy says new state budget is ‘defective’
Members of the House failed to approve a clause that allows the budget to start July 1. A second special session will begin next week.
After passing incomplete budget, Alaska lawmakers approve their own expense payments
Each lawmaker may apply for as much as $8,790 total for the 30 days of the ongoing special session.
Alaska lawmakers reopen Capitol to the public
A legislative panel voted 10-0 to remove COVID-19 screening restrictions.
Alaska Senate narrowly passes budget but fails to fully fund Permanent Fund dividend and other items
The budget next goes to Gov. Mike Dunleavy for consideration; the dividend would be about $525 per person without further action.
Alaska House passes budget over Republican opposition, but many elements remain uncertain
Two key procedural votes failed, and the Senate and governor have yet to act. Revotes are possible before the special session ends Friday.
Alaska Senate delays action on proposed compromise budget plan
The budget proposal attached strings to funding for programs like the Permanent Fund dividend, and it was criticized by some lawmakers as a strong-arm tactic.
Alaska’s back-to-work bonus plan is killed in compromise budget
A House-Senate panel prioritized construction projects instead.
New compromise plan for Alaska’s state budget puts pressure on supporters of a large Permanent Fund dividend
Before a key Tuesday vote, lawmakers say there’s ample arm-twisting in the state Capitol.
Alaska Legislature’s budget negotiators settle on $1,100 dividend, but upcoming vote could cut it in half
A legislative panel also made plans to spend about $500 million in federal aid, sending millions to cities, boroughs, nonprofits and tourism businesses.
Alaska lawmakers hope to reach tentative budget agreement
One of the biggest outstanding issues was what size dividend to approve for residents this year.
State prosecutors accuse former Alaska legislator of 4 more voter-fraud felonies linked to 2018 campaign
Former state Rep. Gabrielle LeDoux, R-Anchorage, who was originally accused last year, now faces five felonies.
Alaska lawmaker takes state-paid tour of Arizona’s Republican-led election audit
Rep. David Eastman, R-Wasilla, said he’s looking for ideas that could make sense in Alaska.
Without broad agreement on Alaska’s state budget, high schoolers could lose scholarships and rural electrical prices may double
A key procedural vote requires broad agreement, and with the Permanent Fund dividend at question, lawmakers are uncertain.
Gov. Dunleavy urges Alaska lawmakers to act on dividend plan
Some legislators have raised questions about some of the administration’s modeling assumptions and concerns with tackling the dividend issue without other pieces of a possible fiscal plan.
Tom Fink, former mayor of Anchorage, dies at 92
Fink, who also served as speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives and ran for governor, died of complications from old age, his son said.