‘We cannot dismiss the fact that this election cycle has been plagued with mishaps and confusion’ ANCHORAGE – Lawmakers who represent rural communities in the Alaska House of Representatives sent a letter this week to Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer, who oversees Alaska’s elections, highlighting concerns from residents who fear their votes will not get counted …
Read More →SITKA – Five members of the Alaska State Legislature addressed a letter to Governor Dunleavy requesting for a disaster declaration for all eligible species of salmon in the region.
Read More →SITKA- Today, five members of the Alaska Legislature’s Bush Caucus sent a letter to Alaska Department of Fish and Game Commissioner Vincent-Lang requesting his advocacy for the reduction of halibut bycatch caps at next month’s North Pacific Fishery Management Council.
Read More →ANCHORAGE – Today, the co-chairs of the House State Affairs Committee issued statements condemning a politically charged decision by Attorney General Kevin Clarkson that undermines the health of state workers in Alaska’s largest city.
Read More →Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins cautions voter safety as Alaska sees highest seven-day average of new COVID-19 cases
JUNEAU – On Thursday, the Division of Elections announced that it will send absentee ballot applications to every registered voter over the age of 65 prior to the August primary elections
JUNEAU – The House State Affairs Committee held a hearing earlier this week on vote-by-mail elections in response to a provision included in Senate Bill 241 – an Alaska COVID-19 Emergency Relief Bill – that allows the lieutenant governor to conduct elections by mail during the pandemic.
Read More →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
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