JUNEAU – In response to the announcement that the Alaska Federation of Natives and several other groups are suing the Dunleavy Administration over the current lack of funding for the Power Cost Equalization Fund, the Alaska House Bush Caucus released the following statement:
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, 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.
Rep. Kreiss-Tomkins: ‘We lost a giant both in Alaska politics and in the Southeast community as a whole’
The legislature adjourned the first regular 32nd Legislative Session just before midnight on May 19, only to return the next day to begin the 30-day session called by the Governor to complete the budget and work on a fiscal plan.
JUNEAU — The House of Representatives voted 35-4 today to pass House Bill 123, a bill that formally recognizes the Alaska Native Tribes that have existed and governed themselves for millennia.
In this week’s newsletter, a recap of a significant week: The House passed a our operating budget over to the Senate, the Governor announced two special sessions for this summer, and the legislature met in a joint session to take up the Governor’s appointees to boards and commissions.
JUNEAU — Legislators are urging Gov. Mike Dunleavy to reconsider his decision to prematurely end distribution of federal pandemic unemployment compensation payments.
JUNEAU – The House of Representatives today voted 35-4 to pass a bill cementing an agreement that empowers Tribal governments to manage oversight of child welfare issues in partnership with the State.
