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‘We want to go back to work’: Ferry strike ongoing

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‘We want to go back to work’: Ferry strike ongoing

Day 6 of the strike.

Capitol Live: Senate meets to discuss budget, House reverses sweep, passes capital budget

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Capitol Live: Senate meets to discuss budget, House reverses sweep, passes capital budget

Live updates from the Capitol.

Rep. Sara Hannan, D-Juneau, speaks in favor of HB 2002 on a reconsideration vote at the Capitol on Monday, July 22,2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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House to meet on Monday for crucial vote

Somebody’s got a case of the Mondays.

Body found at Echo Cove

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Body found at Echo Cove

Police find deceased man in area of Echo Cove

The House board for the vote on HB 2003 on Friday, July 26, 2019. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)

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Capitol Live: House meets on PFD bill, HB 2003

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OMB Director Donna Arduin, right, listens to Gov. Mike Dunleavy announce his state budget during a press conference on Wednesday, Feb. 13, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Dunleavy answers questions about budget and PFD

Gov. Dunleavy took a conference call with reporters across the state

Legislature moves PFD, capital budget bills forward, but veto threat looms

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Legislature moves PFD, capital budget bills forward, but veto threat looms

Bills are moving, but there’s no guarantee they’ll get past the governor.

Rep. Delena Johnson, R-Palmer, speaks in support of Rep David Eastman’s, R-Wasilla, amendment to allocate a $3,000 PFD on Thursday, July 25, 2019. (Peter Segall | Juneau Empire)

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Capitol Live: House passes bill for $1,600 PFD, adjourns until Friday

The House has voted for HB 2003, which appropriates a $1,600 PFD. This bill is subject to veto…

House Finance Committee Co-Chairs Neal Foster, D-Nome, and Jennifer Johnston, R-Anchorage, speaks to members of the media during an at ease in a House session at the Capitol on Wednesday, July 24, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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House votes to ‘decouple’ PFD from funding bill, but will likely be struck down by Dunleavy

It might as well be Groundhog Day.

Ferry workers go on strike

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Ferry workers go on strike

They’re not happy.

The Alaska House of Representatives takes a brief at ease during a floor meeting on Wednesday, July 24, 2019. (Peter Segall|Juneau Empire)

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Capitol Live: House reconvenes to discuss PFD

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Rep. Sara Hannan, D-Juneau, speaks in favor of HB 2002 on a reconsideration vote at the Capitol on Monday, July 22, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Capitol Live: House again fails to fund bill, reverse sweep

House falls one vote short of funding HB 2002

The House was one vote short of funding the capital budget

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The House was one vote short of funding the capital budget

They failed, again.

Rep. Gary Knopp, R-Kenai, right, questions Donna Arduin, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, center, as Rep. Bart LeBon, R-Fairbanks, listens during a House Finance Committee meeting on HB 2002 at the Capitol on Thursday, July 18, 2019.(Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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For second day in a row, legislature tackles ‘the sweep’

Finance Committees try to wrap their heads around technical budget details

Rep. David Eastman, R-Wasilla, center, speaks with House Minority Leader Lance Pruitt, R-Anchorage, as Speaker of the House Bryce Edgmon, I-Dillingham, prepares to gavel into session at the Capitol on Friday, July 19, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)

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Legislature comes back together, but uncertainty remains

A final agreement on a revised budget seems far off.

Capitol Live: Legislature gathers in Juneau for first time since split

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Capitol Live: Legislature gathers in Juneau for first time since split

Live updates from the Capitol.

Kiehl to Chamber: Vetoes went ‘too far, too fast’

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Kiehl to Chamber: Vetoes went ‘too far, too fast’

Juneau’s senator talks politics with local business leaders.

Budget wonks try to explain ‘the sweep’

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Budget wonks try to explain ‘the sweep’

Senate Finance Committee spends afternoon slogging through legal and technical details

Capitol Live: Senate Finance Committee meets to discuss HB 2001

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Capitol Live: Senate Finance Committee meets to discuss HB 2001

Live coverage from the Capitol in Juneau

Update: Governor calls special session to meet in Juneau

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Update: Governor calls special session to meet in Juneau

Gov. Dunleavy has called all legislators to Juneau to finish the special session.