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 →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 →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 →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.
Read More →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 →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.
Read More →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.
Read More →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.
Read More →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.
Read More →JUNEAU – As COVID-19 begins to take hold in Alaska, the House State Affairs Committee heard testimony yesterday from experts on the spread of infectious diseases to help guide legislators on the policies needed to keep Alaskans safe.
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