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House drops ‘egregious’ fee to seal old marijuana convictions

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Ever since the 2014 vote to legalize recreational marijuana in Alaska, there’s been the question of how convictions for what’s no longer a crime...
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With pregnancy-related deaths on the rise, Legislature passes bill expanding health care coverage for mothers

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The hearings on Senate Bill 58 have been, to put it lightly, distressing. The legislation, which passed the Legislature on Wednesday, would extend a full...
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House committee gets an earful at hearing on RCV repeal

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When far-right Homer Republican Rep. Sarah Vance introduced her legislation to repeal ranked-choice voting at Tuesday’s meeting of the House State Affairs Committee, she...
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Opinion: Can an repeal of ranked-choice voting really sneak through?

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With the Legislature entering the final stretch of the 2023 regular legislative session, several bills that have laid dormant for much of session are...
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Senate passes new PFD formula, hoping to break through gridlock

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The Senate today passed a new formula for the Alaska Permanent Fund dividend, setting it at a level that backers say should be sustainable...
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Funding for education, child care get bumps as Senate wraps up work on the budget

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A bit of last-minute pressure from the Senate Majority's bipartisan membership saw a boost to education funding as the Senate wraps up its work...
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Anti-discrimination bill advances over far-right whataboutism

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Is the right of a person to rent a room, buy a house or find a hotel room without the fear that their sexual...
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Dunleavy pitches statewide sales tax in private meetings with legislators

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It appears that Gov. Mike Dunleavy has had a change of heart on the state of the state’s budget and just how involved Alaskans...
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House finally passes operating budget after session crosses 90-day mark

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The House finally passed the operating budget today, just two weeks after it was first brought to the floor and a day after the...
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Senate PFD bill’s even higher target for new revenue and savings gets mixed reception

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The Senate Finance Committee’s proposed solution for the interminable debate over the PFD is to cut the payout to what budgeters say would get...
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Dunleavy’s ‘parents’ rights’ bill to get second round of public testimony on Thursday

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The House Education Committee must not have liked what it heard during the first round of public testimony on Gov. Mike Dunleavy's controversial "parents'...
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Internet safety hearing somehow ends with Rep. Allard talking about arresting librarians

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The House Judiciary Committee took what seemed like a trip back to the heyday of panic over violent video games and media during a...
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