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Walker backs rollback of criminal justice reform
Gov. Bill Walker will ask legislators to toughen the state’s penalties for some minor crimes when the Alaska…
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Walker to call fourth special session
The Alaska Legislature will try to find a new hope in the fourth special session of the year.…
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Egan: Fourth special session possible in October
The Alaska Legislature is likely to meet for a fourth special session starting in late October. That was…
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Kodiak senator is first to seek lieutenant governor’s office
A two-time Alaska Senate President with 19 years of experience in the Alaska Legislature has become the first…
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Walker OKs capital budget
Gov. Bill Walker signed Alaska’s capital construction budget without ceremony or vetoes Monday in the Capitol, fulfilling a…
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Senator diagnosed with breast cancer
Alaska’s legislators had to put their lives on hold during an extraordinary 181 days of session. Sen. Shelley…
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Legislature passes $1.4 billion capital budget
In a one-day special session Thursday, the Alaska Legislature passed a $1.4 billion capital construction budget, then adjourned…
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Legislature starts third special session today
Gov. Bill Walker killed Juneau Access. The Alaska Legislature will bury it. The 30th Legislature starts its third…
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Lawmakers return to Juneau next week
The Alaska Legislature is coming back to Juneau. Don’t expect lawmakers to stay long. On July 27, the…
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At deadline, Alaska Legislature cuts oil subsidies to help budget
After weeks of on-again, off-again negotiations, the Alaska Legislature has cut the state subsidy of oil and gas…
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Oil deal near
Alaska lawmakers are nearing a deal to cut the state subsidy of the oil and gas industry, the…
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Walker signs shutdown-averting budget
Gov. Bill Walker has signed a shutdown-averting $8.8 billion state operating budget into law. Walker signed the budget…
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Legislature averts shutdown, but more work remains
The morning after the Alaska Legislature averted a statewide shutdown, you could find more tourists than legislators in…
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What does the Juneau delegation think of the budget deal?
All three of Juneau’s delegates to the Alaska Legislature voted in favor of the deal to avert the…
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Legislature passes bill to fight opioid epidemic
The Alaska House voted Thursday to restrict the ability of doctors to prescribe opioid painkillers. House Bill 159,…
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Alaska Legislature averts shutdown with nine days to spare
With nine days to spare, the Alaska Legislature has averted a statewide government shutdown. At 1:04 p.m. Thursday…
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Budget deal imminent
The Alaska Legislature is close to a deal to avert a statewide government shutdown, legislative leaders say, and…
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Lawmakers agree on DOT budget, but solution may mean long-term trouble for ferries
The legislative committee trying to avert an Alaska government shutdown has agreed on a deal to fund the…
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Alaska remains on course for statewide shutdown; second special session begins
After its first special session ended in failure, the Alaska Legislature is still searching for a way to…
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Juneau Access is dead, but what about the millions saved to build it?
Now that Gov. Bill Walker has deemed the Juneau Road dead, lawmakers are trying to carve up the…