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Walker to lawmakers: ‘Fix the problem’
A fiery Gov. Bill Walker on Wednesday decried the Alaska Legislature’s failure to fix a $4 billion gap…
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Legislators avert shutdown, but deficit remains
Alaska lawmakers have approved a compromise to avert a July 1 shutdown of state government, but the deal…
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Son updates father’s classic Southeast reference
If you don’t know the name Bob DeArmond, you don’t know Juneau history. DeArmond was one of the…
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Legislators reach deal to avert shutdown, but deficit remains
Lawmakers late Monday reached a compromise to avert a shutdown of Alaska’s government, but the deal fails to…
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Alaska House approves $55 million 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…
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Legislature considers health insurance bill for families of slain first responders
The Alaska Legislature has begun considering a proposal to grant permanent health insurance to the spouses and children…
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State briefly suspends Medicaid payments to doctors
The state of Alaska has suspended Medicaid payments to hospitals and clinics amid a continuing budget impasse in…
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Adoption bill gets hearing in Senate
One of the few non-budget items on Gov. Bill Walker’s special-session agenda received its first hearing in the…
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Legislators greet tax bill with skepticism
Members of the Alaska House Finance Committee showed a notable lack of enthusiasm Tuesday as they heard details…
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Special session begins — slowly
Alaska lawmakers convened the fourth special session of the 29th Alaska Legislature today, but though the state is…
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Legislature quits without finishing work
Alaska’s budget talks have failed. Shortly before midnight Thursday morning, the Alaska Legislature adjourned without fixing the state’s…
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Double overtime: As 121st day winds down, Legislature remains deadlocked
The Alaska Legislature is bound for some kind of double-overtime, with lawmakers — even after a four-month extended…
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Two weeks until deadline, but no challengers for Kito or Muñoz
Two weeks before the deadline to sign up, no one has yet challenged either of Juneau’s two sitting…
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Lawmakers approve cheaper Anchorage LIO
The Alaska Legislature is proceeding with plans to purchase an Anchorage office building. On Monday evening, the joint…
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Senate looks beyond the deficit in mulling cuts to oil and gas subsidies
The governor approves of House Bill 247. So does a majority of the House of Representatives. In a…
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Marijuana compromise advances in Legislature
A bill fixing a problem with the ballot measure that legalized marijuana in Alaska is advancing toward a…
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House passes ambitious plan to cut subsidies to oil and gas industry
After a month of debate, the Alaska House of Representatives has approved legislation that cuts the annual state…
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Senate approves $1.6B state construction budget
The Alaska Senate has voted 16-4 to send the state’s $1.6 billion capital construction budget to the House.…
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Legislature sends crime bill to Walker
A sweeping reform of Alaska’s criminal justice system has passed the Legislature and is headed to Gov. Bill…
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House passes ambitious plan to cut oil and gas subsidies
After a month of debate, the Alaska House of Representatives has approved legislation that cuts the state subsidy…