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Friday recap: House passes Medicaid reform bill
With a bipartisan vote, the Alaska House has approved a wide-ranging reform of the state’s government-run health care…
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Legislature approves DOC commissioner’s appointment
The Alaska Legislature has confirmed Gov. Bill Walker’s selection of Dean Williams as the commissioner of the Alaska…
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Committee agrees to cut $50M from university system
The Alaska Legislature is planning to take the most extreme option from the budget-cutting menu covering the University…
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Thursday recap: Dogs and candy cranes get attention on Legislature’s 87th day
With three days remaining in the Legislature’s statutory 90-day session, House lawmakers focused on smaller bills awaiting attention…
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On oil and gas subsidies, House commits turnover
It was an alley-oop pass gone awry. On Wednesday night, as Kobe Bryant played his final game of…
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Wednesday Legislative recap: Smaller slices for towns and cities
The Alaska Senate has voted to reduce the state’s subsidy of local government. On Wednesday morning, the Senate…
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Tuesday recap: House OKs novel energy improvement program
The Alaska House has approved a new program to assist business owners interested in making energy efficiency improvements…
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Committee unveils Permanent Fund plan
The Alaska Senate Finance Committee has unveiled its plan to fill much of the state’s $4.1 billion annual…
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With Legislative clock ticking, lawmakers seek Permanent Fund compromise
Legislators agree that using the earnings of the Alaska Permanent Fund would do more than anything else to…
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Monday recap: Legislature tells state to see missing eyes
The Alaska House has voted to require Alaska businesses to report when an employee loses an eye or…
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Sunday recap: Lawmakers join another call for U.S. Constitutional convention
The Alaska House of Representatives is again recommending Alaska join a convention to revise the U.S. Constitution. On…
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Saturday recap: House votes to put lawmakers on gasline board
The House has approved a Senate bill that will appoint three members of the Alaska Legislature to nonvoting…
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Frustrated Democrats make futile stands on House, Senate floor
Democrats frustrated at the Republican-led House and Senate majorities’ pursuit of a lawsuit against Gov. Bill Walker for…
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Lawyers argue timing in Democratic Party’s suit to allow independents on primary ballot
A decision about whether independents may appear on the Alaska Democratic Party’s fall primary election ballot is now…
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Friday recap: Senate votes to revise alcohol board
Since 2012, alcohol retailers, public health experts and others have spent more than 8,000 hours drafting a mammoth…
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Senate reshapes Alaska’s criminal landscape
Clarification: A story in Saturday’s Web edition of the Empire stated that AWARE of Juneau supports Senate Bill 91,…
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House votes to limit governor’s ability to accept federal funds
The Alaska House of Representatives has voted to restrict the ability of the governor to accept additional funds…
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Daylight Saving Time advances toward twilight
A bill eliminating Daylight Saving Time in Alaska is advancing in the Alaska Legislature after receiving its first…
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Senate approves concealed carry on campus
The Alaska Senate has approved a bill permitting Alaskans to carry weapons concealed on the campuses of the…
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Newest oil subsidy cuts are ’40 percent’ of governor’s proposal
The latest version of a bill cutting the state’s subsidies to oil and gas drillers is about 40…