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Alaska State Troopers investigate man who threatened lawmakers for ‘coddling the guilty’
House floor debates over Senate Bill 54 enter their fourth day today after a tumultuous weekend that saw…
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Anchorage Republicans seek to move Legislature from Juneau
A pair of Anchorage Republicans have announced their intentions to begin raising money for a 2020 ballot initiative…
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Taxes and budget grab Legislature’s attention this week
With a House-passed version of Senate Bill 54 likely headed to the Senate, both the House and Senate…
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Alaska House starts voting on rollback of criminal justice reform
As voting began Saturday morning on floor amendments to Senate Bill 54, members of the Alaska House of…
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Lawmakers amend SB 54 as measure nears House floor vote
Stealing a new iPhone may land someone in jail for felony theft if a new version of Senate…
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Cost of criminal justice rollback is big unknown
As the Alaska House of Representatives advances toward a vote on Senate Bill 54, lawmakers are missing one…
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Walker asks for balanced budget as tool to fight crime
Gov. Bill Walker called the Alaska Legislature into its fourth special session of the year and put taxes…
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Crime stays atop agenda as Legislature enters second week of special session
As the Alaska Legislature begins its second week of special session, all eyes will remain on the criminal…
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A shaken titan: How the Alaska Legislature is harming the Alaska Permanent Fund
The Alaska Permanent Fund is a $62 billion titan. It spans the world. It owns half of the…
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House Judiciary Committee calls for tougher jail sentences, but costs will rise
Senate Bill 54 is advancing in the Alaska House of Representatives. Late Thursday night, the House Judiciary Committee…
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From across Alaska, residents try to sway Legislature on SB 54
The calls came from Bethel, Nome and Fairbanks. There were plenty from Anchorage and the Mat-Su, and some…
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Analysis shows state will exhaust main savings account within two years
Unless legislators act, the state of Alaska will run out of money sometime in late 2018 or early…
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Analysis: Why there’s ‘0 percent’ chance the Legislature addresses deficit this year
On taxes, the gap between the coalition majority that runs the Alaska House of Representatives and the predominantly…
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As special session starts, House puts criminal justice bill on fast track
It started slowly, but the fourth special session of the 30th Alaska Legislature appeared to be on a…
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Fourth special session starts today, but no new hope for fiscal fix
Gov. Bill Walker called a fourth special session of the Alaska Legislature to address the state’s fiscal crisis.…
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Lawmakers hold hearings Monday on pipeline, SB 91 rollback
In a pair of hearings Monday, the Alaska Legislature will consider the past and the future. At 10…
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Juneau’s legislators will hold a town hall before special session
If you’re concerned about crime or the state’s fiscal health, Juneau lawmakers want to hear from you. Juneau’s…
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Alaska mayors again plead for Legislature to fix deficit
For the past two years, mayors across Alaska have pleaded for the Alaska Legislature to do something —…
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Former backer of SB 91 now seeks its repeal in Legislature
Sen. Mia Costello has heard enough. Seventeen months ago, the Anchorage Republican was among the co-sponsors of Senate…
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Walker proposes payroll tax to fix (part of) the state deficit
To help solve Alaska’s multibillion-dollar annual deficit, Gov. Bill Walker is calling for a 1.5 percent payroll tax…