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AIDEA nows says it doesn’t need $50 million for gas line study

Juneau Sen. Jesse Kiehl said something not long ago about how the job of a legislator is often to say no.

Shocker. Republican who bashed students on social media is skeptical of letting them pre-register to vote

House Bill 21 proposes allowing Alaskans to pre-register to vote once they turn 16.

Dunleavy manipulated salary study so he could keep underpaying workers, lawsuit alleges

The Dunleavy administration has been vague and non-committal about a long-overdue wage study that legislators hoped would shed light on chronic problems of public sector worker shortages and turnover.

Alaska Legislature says Denali should stay Denali

The Alaska Senate today voted unanimously to approve a resolution calling on Trump and the federal government to undo the renaming of the nation’s tallest mountain.

Alaska Senate votes unanimously to reject automatic pay raises for themselves, governor and top political appointees

The first three weeks of Alaska’s legislative session have painted a grim picture of state spending.

Legislators take another run at lowering marijuana taxes

It’s been ten years since Alaska voters legalized recreational marijuana, but businesses say they have little to celebrate under the strain of a tax system.

After support poured in for school funding, Dunleavy takes talks behind closed doors

Negotiators from the Alaska Legislature and Gov. Mike Dunleavy reportedly met today behind closed doors to discuss public education policy.

DOC under-resourced as a mental and behavioral health provider

When we think about mental health care across our state, our first thoughts might go toward the few psychiatric institutes, not DOC.

Dunleavy takes aim at the First Amendment with anti-protest bill

Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Monday reintroduced legislation aimed at curbing public protests.

Alaska House passes clean resolution opposing Denali name change, rejecting GOP attempts to soften message

In its first vote of the legislative session, the Alaska House approved a resolution opposing President Donald Trump’s renaming of Denali but not before far-right Republicans attempted to blunt the message.

Legislature set to hear resolutions opposing Trump’s Denali name change

A pair of resolutions registering the Alaska Legislature’s opposition to President Donald Trump’s executive order renaming Denali is set to be heard on Monday.

Dunleavy’s election reform bill would restrict early and mail-in voting

The roughly two-week timeline for determining the outcome of razor-thin races is nothing new in Alaska elections, but several close, high-profile races in recent years are pushing politicians in Juneau toward significant election reform during this legislative session. 

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