Colleagues remember Rep. Gary Knopp as a one-of-a-kind leader
ANCHORAGE – Rep. Gary Knopp died today in a plane crash above the Sterling Highway in his hometown of Soldotna.
Read More →Alaska House of Representatives approves federal emergency relief funds
JUNEAU – The House of Representatives voted today to get $1.5 billion in federal emergency relief funding into the hands of Alaskan individuals, businesses, communities, and nonprofits impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More →Lawmakers to meet in Juneau to authorize federal emergency relief money
JUNEAU – The Alaska Legislature will reconvene in Juneau on Monday, May 18, following an extended recess that was forced by the ongoing global pandemic
Read More →Lawmakers approve transferring federal COVID-19 funds to Alaskans, small businesses
ANCHORAGE – The Legislative Budget and Audit Committee (LB&A) voted this evening to approve funds to Alaskans and Alaskan small businesses through the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.
Read More →Governor’s budget vetoes gamble on essential services amid an economic, public health crisis
JUNEAU – Today, the governor announced significant vetoes to Alaska’s operating budget and to his own supplemental budget acting under the assumption that reductions could be backfilled with federal COVID-19 relief money.
Read More →Alaska Legislature approves funding for COVID-19 response, passes capital and operating budgets
JUNEAU – The Alaska Legislature this evening passed the state’s capital and operating budgets, House Bill 205, with a 23-13 vote, and funded the bill with a supermajority vote of 30-6.
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