ANCHORAGE – Today, Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed legislation sponsored by Rep. Matt Claman (D-Anchorage) that strengthens Alaska’s requirements for the licensing of motor vehicle dealers.
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 — Today, the Alaska Legislature passed legislation sponsored by Rep. Matt Claman (D-Anchorage) that strengthens Alaska’s motor vehicle dealer license requirements by modernizing the statute and incorporating reasonable standards for obtaining a motor vehicle dealer’s license without creating barriers to entry into the field or restricting competition
JUNEAU – Former House Speaker Michael Bradner died today in Anchorage.
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.
JUNEAU – The Alaska Legislature will reconvene in Juneau on Monday, May 18, following an extended recess that was forced by the ongoing global pandemic
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.
ANCHORAGE – The House Judiciary Committee, chaired by Rep. Matt Claman (D-Anchorage), today heard testimony from the Legislature’s non-partisan legal services director and the Anchorage municipal attorney on the next steps needed to get all federal COVID-19 stimulus funds out to Alaskan organizations and individuals impacted by the pandemic.
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.
