Government
Legislature hits final week of special session
The Alaska Legislature is entering the final week of its 30-day special session with the biggest item of…
Government
Lawmakers keep ‘net operating loss’ credit
The Alaska Legislature has approved a cut to oil and gas drilling subsidies that promises millions in savings…
Government
Senate votes to spend Permanent Fund earnings on state operations
The Alaska Senate voted late Monday to spend almost $1.8 billion per year from the Alaska Permanent Fund…
Government
House approves bailout of health insurance market
The Alaska House has voted to bail out the state’s high-risk health insurance market to reduce the possibility…
Government
Legislature looking at more OT
The Alaska Legislature is bound for some kind of double-overtime, with lawmakers — even after a four-month extended…
Government
Senate approves $1.6B state capital budget
The Alaska Senate has voted 16-4 to send the state’s $1.6 billion capital construction budget to the House.…
Government
House OKs crime bill
In a 28-11 vote, the Alaska House has approved Senate Bill 91, a sweeping reform of Alaska’s criminal…
Government
Walker wants deficit fixed by 2019
Even as members of the Alaska Legislature promote a slow-and-steady approach to fixing Alaska’s $4 billion annual deficit,…
News
Judge tosses Alaska Democrats’ lawsuit
A Juneau Superior Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the Alaska Democratic Party against the state…
Government
Senate reshapes criminal justice landscape
In a landmark 16-2 vote, the Alaska Senate has approved one of the most sweeping changes to the…
News
Young talks Trump, drugs and gas taxes
Alaska’s lone delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives wrapped up a visit to Juneau on Tuesday, telling…
News
Supreme Court ruling praised as win for Alaska
Taking a break from the normal run of bad budgetary news, Gov. Bill Walker and four members of…
Government
House approves bill fighting ‘rock vomit’ and other invasive species
The Alaska House has voted 26-7 in favor of a bill that aims to fight invasive species in…
News
Alaska House passes $8.66 billion budget
The Alaska House of Representatives worked into the early hours of Friday morning before passing an $8.66 billion…
Government
Legislature could be headed for another end-of-session stalemate
Forty-five days through its 90-day session, the Alaska Legislature appears to be in much the same position it…
News
Crews to make second attempt at raising sunken tug
It’s not easy to raise the dead. The men and women raising the 96-foot tugboat Challenger found that…
Government
DNR commissioner resigns
One of the leading figures behind the development of a trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline has announced his resignation.…
Government
Legislator’s plan promises to halve state’s swelling deficit
For 13 months, Sen. Lesil McGuire, R-Anchorage, has been working on a plan to use Permanent Fund earnings…
Government
For lawmakers, 3 options to tap permanent fund earnings
If there’s one thing Alaska’s lawmakers agree on, it’s this: No single trick or approach will solve the…
Government
Senate votes to remove records from CourtView
By a 19-1 vote on Wednesday, the Alaska Senate has approved a bill that calls for records of…