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House kills Perm Fund plan
The Alaska House Finance Committee has failed to advance the heart of Gov. Bill Walker’s 13-point plan to…
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Permanent Fund bill stalls in House Finance Committee
The Alaska House Finance Committee on Thursday evening failed to muster enough votes to advance a modified version…
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Glennallen man picked as state schools boss
Alaska’s new education commissioner is coming to Juneau from a rural school district with fewer than 500 students.…
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Governor urges action on Permanent Fund bill
Gov. Bill Walker urged lawmakers Wednesday to continue work on the flagship legislation of his 13-point plan to…
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A’s to your Q’s on the Permanent Fund bill
The Alaska Legislature is moving quickly to address a bill that would divert a portion of the Alaska…
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As Legislature balks, state’s credit rating continues to fall
The last credit rating agency to give Alaska a top credit rating has changed its mind. On Tuesday,…
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House hostile to Permanent Fund bill
Members of the Alaska House Finance Committee continue to express uncertainty and hostility toward a measure that would…
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Two vie for state’s top schools job
Two men from rural Alaska are in the running to become Alaska’s next commissioner of education, but regardless…
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Legislature hits home stretch of special session
The Alaska Legislature is entering the final week of its 30-day special session with the biggest item of…
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Historic moment: State awards first commercial marijuana licenses
There were cheers, hoots and completely sober discussion Thursday as the state of Alaska approved the first licenses…
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Senate votes to halve dividend, spend Permanent Fund earnings on state operations
The Alaska Senate voted late Monday to spend almost $1.8 billion per year from the Alaska Permanent Fund…
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Walker’s 13-point deficit plan falters after four months in Legislature
After 137 days in regular and special session, the Alaska Legislature may be nearing an end to its…
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Lawmakers keep billion-dollar oil tax loophole
The Alaska Legislature has approved a cut to oil and gas drilling subsidies that promises millions in savings…
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Grand SLAM: New state museum opens
After 12 years and about $140 million in development, Alaska has a new state museum. The Andrew P.…
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Insurance bailout bill sent to Walker
The Alaska Legislature has approved the Senate version of a $55 million insurance bailout bill. In a 24-10…
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Senate passes health insurance bailout
The Alaska Senate voted 14-2 on Friday to approve a $55 million bailout of the state health insurance…
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Three tax increases move closer to final vote
The Alaska House is expected to vote as early as today on increases to the state’s taxes on…
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Legislature may move to Anchorage after collision with Celebration
Every two years, Celebration brings thousands of visitors to Juneau for a week of Alaska Native festivities. This…
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Democrat to challenge Muñoz this fall; Kito unchallenged
Juneau’s Republican representative to the Alaska Legislature will face a relative unknown in this fall’s election. Before Wednesday’s…
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Foster children, orphans benefit from two passed bills
While the Alaska Legislature has been consumed by the need to address the state’s $4 billion budget gap,…