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Capitol Decode: Pace of new legislation is much faster than it was in 2015
Lawmakers are a quarter of the way through the constitutionally limited 121-day first session of the 30th Legislature,…
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As Senate prepares to ax university budget, its president tries to stay upbeat
University of Alaska President Jim Johnsen presented an upbeat, optimistic State of the University address to the Juneau…
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Cash didn’t matter: New financials show magnitude of Parish’s win over Muñoz
Juneau apparently likes a winner. According to records released Wednesday by the Alaska Public Offices commission, Rep. Justin…
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Alaska House fixes last year’s mistakes, approves annual revisor’s bill
The Alaska House has voted to correct itself. In a 36-0 vote Wednesday morning, lawmakers approved House Bill…
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Alaska House votes to ask Congress to open ANWR to drilling, but ‘no’ votes are most since 2005
It was only four votes, but it represented the Alaska Legislature’s biggest opposition to drilling in the Arctic…
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Bill seeks to relax conflicts for board of fish, game members
The Alaska House’s special committee on Fisheries on Tuesday approved a measure that would relax the conflict-of-interest rules…
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Tax hike idea gets a turbulent reception from big airlines
Gov. Bill Walker’s proposal to triple the state’s jet fuel and aviation gasoline taxes by 2018 is causing…
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A postal worker’s sharp eye has given momentum to a pro-hemp bill in the Alaska Legislature
A postal employee who spotted a leaking package has given a new push to a bill in the…
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Alaska Senate backs King Cove road
The Alaska Senate on Monday approved a resolution backing construction of a road between King Cove and Cold…
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Senate approves bill to raise millions for state, while House signs energy efficiency program
A bill to raise as much as $37 million for the state of Alaska through the sale of…
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Capitol decode: Pace of new bills slows as lawmakers tackle budget
As lawmakers work on the core of their budget fix, the pace of new bills is starting to…
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Parish, Kito and Walker offer qualified support for big budget-fix bill
Juneau’s two delegates to the Alaska House of Representatives and Gov. Bill Walker say they are optimistic about…
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Even with Trump, Arctic policy changes remain more talk than action
Mead Treadwell has had a busy month. Last week, Alaska’s former lieutenant governor was in Tokyo. On Tuesday,…
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House’s majority coalition unveils budget fix, including income tax and Permanent Fund spending
The coalition leading the Alaska House of Representatives has unveiled the core of its plan to erase Alaska’s…
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House votes to train police on how to better interact with disabled Alaskans
The Alaska House of Representatives voted 38-0 on Wednesday to require that police be trained to interact with…
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House proposal would chop state’s subsidy of oil and gas drilling
Last summer, Rep. David Guttenberg a Democrat from Fairbanks, sat in a meeting of the House Finance Committee…
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Chief justice expects another 3.5 percent drop in court system budget
Alaska’s chief justice told lawmakers Wednesday that he’s optimistic and hopes they will find a solution to the…
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State government may shrink, but marijuana office seeks to grow along with industry
As the state of Alaska considers stiff budget cuts and firing employees to close a multibillion-dollar budget deficit,…
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Amendments temporarily slow death benefits bill
A measure to grant benefits to the families of firefighters and police killed in the line of duty…
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Ferries can keep flushing, if Senate Bill 3 passes
A bill renewing a wastewater exemption for the Alaska Marine Highway System is moving to a vote on…