ANCHORAGE – Twenty members of the Alaska Legislature on Monday signed a letter correcting inaccurate statements made by the governor about the ease with which the State of Alaska might permit the proposed Pebble Mine.
Read More →For many, Labor Day represents the end of summer and the start of the school year. On Monday, let’s pay tribute to the contributions workers have made to the prosperity and well-being of our country by remembering the origins of the holiday, the history of the labor movement, the strength and diversity in our nation’s workers, and their social and economic achievements.
Read More →On Monday, August 19, Governor Dunleavy approved the operating budget, HB 2001, and accepted the $1,600 Permanent Fund dividend, but made over $200 million in line item vetoes. In passing HB 2001, the legislature sought to restore most of the $444 million that the governor vetoed from the operating budget in June. The governor also announced his plan to call another special session this fall.
Read More →ANCHORAGE – Gov. Mike Dunleavy today signed House Bill 2001 with a series of vetoes that essentially reject the Legislature’s effort to block the most damaging aspects of the governor’s budget.
Read More →On Tuesday, August 6 at 11:59 PM, the second special session ended after the legislature voted to restore essential programs and services. On Thursday, August 8, Governor Dunleavy signed the capital budget, Senate Bill 2002, into law. But the governor included more than $30 million in line item vetoes to SB 2002, including cuts to homeless services, drug treatment, and public safety.
Read More →I am pleased to report that on Monday, July 29, the legislature successfully voted to reinstate the majority of the governor’s damaging budget vetoes, fund the capital budget, reverse the CBR sweep, and pass a sustainable dividend that protects our state’s long-term economic future.
Read More →JUNEAU – The House of Representatives and Senate each voted today to pass legislation that restores funding for many essential programs and services that were vetoed by the governor.
Read More →JUNEAU – The Alaska House of Representatives today passed Senate Bill 2002.
S.B. 2002 funds the capital budget, which allows Alaska’s private sector to access $1 billion in federal funds for highway and construction projects.
This year, more and more Alaskans are concerned about the direction the governor is trying to take our state. Now in the second special session, both the House Majority and the Senate Majority have a…
Read More →JUNEAU – The Alaska House of Representatives on Monday will hold a third and final vote on legislation funding the capital budget, which would enable the state to receive $1 billion in federal funding for highway and construction projects.
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