The 2016 Board of Fisheries appointees represent no one, and everyone, they insist.2015 and 2016 took a toll on fisheries leadership. The last 12 months… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Gov. Bill Walker has proposed giving the state Legislature the power to designate waters where no long-term degradation is allowed, a move that… Continue reading
The Alaska House has voted 26-7 in favor of a bill that aims to fight invasive species in Alaska’s waters.House Bill 38, brought by Rep.… Continue reading
JUNEAU — The Alaska Senate passed its version of the state operating budget Monday, on the heels of House passage of its own plan last… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Legislative policy leaves Alaska state lawmakers the discretion to decide whether they want to release information from their own records. That stands in… Continue reading
Monday 8 a.m.The House Education will sponsor a public hearing to discuss SB 89 Schools; Parent Rights; Abortion Providers Limits and HB 156 School Accountability… Continue reading
Friday 1:30 p.m.The House Finance Com- mittee will sponsor a public hearing to discuss HB 224 Permanent Fund: Income; Distribution; PFD, HB 245 Permanent Fund:… Continue reading
JUNEAU — A bill to overhaul the criminal justice system advanced in the Alaska Senate on Tuesday, though questions remain about how much money it… Continue reading
JUNEAU — As a key House committee worked to finalize its version of the state operating budget, Gov. Bill Walker’s budget director pushed back against… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Legislation aimed at curbing and containing costs within Alaska’s Medicaid program advanced from a key Senate committee Monday after lawmakers were told of… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Gov. Bill Walker’s administration had a consultant evaluate a pitch to turn North Slope gas to gasoline and ship it through the trans-Alaska… Continue reading
Forty-five days through its 90-day session, the Alaska Legislature appears to be in much the same position it was last year, when lawmakers deadlocked and… Continue reading
Friday 3:30 p.m.The Senate Resources Committee will sponsor a public hearing to discuss SB 164 Fish & Game: Offenses; Licenses; Penalties and SB 172 Fish… Continue reading
Monday 1:30 p.m.The Senate Judiciary Committee will sponsor a public hearing to discuss SB 174 Regulation of Firearms / Knives by University of Alaska. Testimony… Continue reading
JUNEAU (AP) — A state court judge in Alaska has upheld Gov. Bill Walker's decision to expand Medicaid without legislative approval, finding that the federal… Continue reading
JUNEAU — U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan said Monday that Alaska is an area of strategic importance to the country, given its foothold in the Arctic… Continue reading
JUNEAU — As members of a Juneau Girl Scout troop looked on, the Alaska Senate on Friday narrowly passed a bill that would ban abortion… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Work furloughs. Cuts to public broadcasting, pre-kindergarten programs and the University of Alaska system. Closure of a youth detention facility in Nome.These are… Continue reading
JUNEAU — Alaska lawmakers are poised to consider legislation that would bar school districts from contracting with abortion services providers or allowing them to offer… Continue reading
JUNEAU — The Alaska Senate passed legislation Wednesday that would allow regulators of Alaska’s up-and-coming legal marijuana industry to obtain national criminal history checks on… Continue reading
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