Lawmakers mourn the passing of former House Speaker Michael Bradner
March 1, 2021
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JUNEAU – Former House Speaker Michael Bradner died today in Anchorage.
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Alaska House of Representatives approves federal emergency relief funds
May 19, 2020
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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.
Lawmakers to meet in Juneau to authorize federal emergency relief money
May 15, 2020
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JUNEAU – The Alaska Legislature will reconvene in Juneau on Monday, May 18, following an extended recess that was forced by the ongoing global pandemic
Lawmakers approve transferring federal COVID-19 funds to Alaskans, small businesses
May 11, 2020
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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.
House Judiciary Committee receives update on Treasury interpretation of the CARES Act
May 6, 2020
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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.
Governor’s budget vetoes gamble on essential services amid an economic, public health crisis
April 7, 2020
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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.
Alaska Legislature approves funding for COVID-19 response, passes capital and operating budgets
March 29, 2020
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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.
COVID-19 disaster extended to November, Legislature approves emergency response package
March 29, 2020
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JUNEAU – The Alaska Legislature this evening finalized a bill that extends the governor’s public health disaster emergency declaration until this fall. The measure also ensures that some of the economic impacts of COVID-19 are mitigated for Alaskans.
House passes bill extending public health emergency to November
March 26, 2020
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JUNEAU – The House of Representatives passed a bill extending Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s public health disaster emergency declaration until this fall. The measure also ensures essential services will continue even if the COVID-19 outbreak takes a significant toll on Alaska.
Legislature passes bill expanding unemployment benefits for Alaskans impacted by COVID-19
March 23, 2020
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JUNEAU – Today, a bill that will make it easier for Alaskans facing economic impacts due to the outbreak of COVID-19 to access unemployment benefits cleared its final legislative hurdle.
