JUNEAU – The Alaska House of Representatives voted today to finalize a budget that avoids a government shutdown and protects the essential services Alaskans rely on.
JUNEAU – Speaker Louise Stutes released the following statement this afternoon, on the eve of the current special session:
JUNEAU – The joint House-Senate committee that manages the operations of the Legislature unanimously agreed to reopen the Alaska State Capitol to members of the public.
JUNEAU – Today, a years-long effort to preserve access to a cemetery at the site of a World War Two internment camp where Unangax people were held reached its culmination as the governor signed House Bill 10 into law.
JUNEAU — Alaska House Coalition members welcomed the passage of federal legislation H.R. 1318, which will allow cruise lines to return to Alaska without first stopping in Canada.
JUNEAU – The Alaska House of Representatives today voted unanimously to pass a bill that would establish a board tasked with finding solutions to keep the ferry system reliable, affordable, and sustainable.
JUNEAU – The House of Representatives today passed a bill to protect a cemetery in Southeast Alaska where Unangax people, taken from their homes on the Pribilof Islands during World War Two, were placed in an internment camp.
JUNEAU – The House of Representatives today passed Senate Joint Resolution 9, urging the federal government to get out of the way and allow cruise ships to visit Alaska this summer.
JUNEAU – Former House Speaker Michael Bradner died today in Anchorage.
From day one of the disaster in Haines I have been in contact with local officials, the Coast Guard, and other rescue and relief organizations.
