Alaska Legislature

A nine-month delay in releasing the results of the study could affect compensation for thousands of state employees.

The governor’s proposal would not increase the state’s school funding formula.

Legislative leaders criticized the lack of ideas to balance the state’s budget.

Six years of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s State of the State addresses shows while some policy ideas he introduced have been embraced and adopted, many others have been resoundingly rejected.

Sen. Donny Olson, D-Golovin, posted on social media Monday that ‘I will be back at 100% soon.’

The Alaska House voted 28-10 to adopt a resolution signaling their opposition to changing the name of North America’s tallest peak.

Legislators expect that a ‘ballot curing’ process will be part of election reform discussions this year.

New lawmakers arriving in Juneau are navigating the launch of their legislative careers.

Proposed legislation would add $464 million to Alaska’s $1.2 billion schools budget.

The governor’s bill immediately faced criticism from an Alaska Native voting rights advocate.

Flowers and children add color to the ceremonial day.

Alaska’s 60 legislators come from all corners of the state, and convened in Juneau on Tuesday as the 34th legislative session kicked off.

With aligned majorities in the House and Senate, priorities are set to include education funding, public pensions and election reform.

The House and Senate both formalized their bipartisan majorities during the first day of the session.

The 121-day session is set to start Tuesday in Juneau.

Lawmakers say they will seek to create a ballot curing process in the coming session.

Data shows a $500 million annual increase in school funding is needed to make up for 15 years of inflation. Supporters are skeptical a big funding boost will be approved this year.

An initial batch of proposed bills was unveiled Friday, 10 days before lawmakers were set to convene in Juneau.

Legislation proposed by Sen. Cathy Giessel could grant Alaska’s public sector workers guaranteed pensions for the first time since 2006.

In draft recommendations, members suggest boosted international marketing, development of new products, more support for workers, and other steps.

State officials identified recruitment and retention as top challenges for delivering many government services.

The budget draft issued by Gov. Mike Dunleavy includes a preliminary funding plan for maintaining or improving the state’s infrastructure.

Opponents raised concerns that the metal detector and X-ray screening would be overly burdensome for visitors.