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Alaska lawmakers reach deal to avert deficit, but final vote awaits
Alaska lawmakers have agreed upon a plan to avert a statewide government shutdown, but at press time Thursday,…
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On the docks, no sympathy for deadlocked lawmakers
Boats don’t have wheels. This may go without saying, but as Juneau commercial fisherman Brian Delay joked Friday…
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House ends special session with failed ‘Hail Mary’ on budget
It was a mic-drop moment on a trampoline. In a surprise Thursday night move, the Alaska House of…
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State shutdown would affect every man, woman and child in Alaska — including the dead
Forget about the ferries. Reschedule your wedding. Don’t think about pull tabs. Alaska’s impending government shutdown will have…
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Walker begs lawmakers to reach compromise
A day after the Alaska House Majority rejected his compromise bid to avert a statewide government shutdown, Gov.…
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House cool to Walker compromise
In a bid to avoid a state-spanning government shutdown, Gov. Bill Walker on Monday proposed a compromise to…
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Senate approves overdose-fighting bill
The Alaska Senate voted Thursday to restrict the ability of doctors to prescribe opioid painkillers. House Bill 159,…
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Wasilla Republican asks Alaska Legislature to criminalize abortion
Wasilla Republican David Eastman has proposed a measure making abortion illegal in the state of Alaska. On Monday,…
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Alaska House approves Permanent Fund plan — with strings attached
For the first time in state history, the Alaska Legislature has chosen to spend the Alaska Permanent Fund…
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Alaska lawmaker wants primary elections to be more like California
The chairwoman of the powerful House Rules Committee believes she has a plan to drive Alaska politics toward…
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Alcohol rewrite bill addresses unfinished business
The second half of a sweeping update to Alaska’s alcohol laws is making its way through the Legislature…
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Education bill to be amended following testimony
A section of Senate Bill 96 calling for the consolidation of schools at less than 80 percent capacity…
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‘Integration and independence’: Activists raise awareness for programs for people with disabilities
For 30 years the disability services activists of Alaska’s Key Campaign have been holding annual statewide demonstrations in…
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Aimed at PACs, lawmaker’s bill may hit political rival
Anchorage Republican Sen. Kevin Meyer has a nightmare. It involves credit card machines. “What we don’t want is…