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The governor cut over $200 million from the operating and capital budgets with his veto pen.
The day commemorates the end of slavery in the U.S., and has become a broader celebration of Black freedom and a marker of the struggle for equality.
The Alaska Legislature directed millions toward housing projects next year, and Gov. Mike Dunleavy will soon have a say.
The Republicans’ filings set up races that could impact control of the state House and Senate.
Several Republican former lawmakers have now filed to run for seats in the state House ahead of Saturday’s filing deadline.
Eligible students could soon receive an extra $1,500 per semester to study in Alaska.
The policy changes are accompanied by $7.5 million for child care center grants.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy said he is “agnostic as to the electron.”
The governor expressed optimism about a bill on carbon storage and other energy provisions but was pondering next steps on royalty relief bills that failed to pass.
The approved bill is lawmakers’ second attempt in two years to phase out use of substances containing PFAS compounds that have polluted many waterways.
Harbors owned and operated by Alaska’s cities and boroughs will be required to install safety ladders usable by someone who falls into the water.
The Alaska Constitution limits the regular session to 121 days.
Parts of a long-term plan to bring state revenue and expenses into line again failed to advance through the Capitol.
The Alaska Legislature has unanimously approved a resolution asking Congress and federal officials to remove the Social Security Windfall Elimination Provision, which reduces Social Security benefits for many public employees, including teachers.
House members blew past the midnight deadline after voting on dozens of bills on the final day.
Lawmakers have only two days left to approve proposals aimed at stabilizing the state’s correspondence program after court ruling.
The check will be part of the operating budget legislators are slated to pass in the final stretch of the legislative session.
Members of the Alaska Senate approved a bill that would increase the penalties for damaging or defacing property owned by religious organizations and used for religious purposes on Saturday. It will return to the House for concurrence on changes made in Senate committees.
Legislation would create an integrated transmission system and a statutory framework for carbon storage.
Alaska state lawmakers are preparing for a final vote on a bill that would eliminate the requirement that many public notices be published in local newspapers.
Senate leaders have long said the bill will not be considered in the chamber this year.
The Senate Finance Committee proposed tripling the exemption from $150,000 to $450,000. An eligible Alaskan whose home is worth that amount or less would pay no local property taxes.
The task force is modeled on one established over 20 years ago to help salmon fishermen.