JUNEAU – Members of the Alaska House Coalition were grieved to learn this morning that former State Senator Dennis Egan passed away at the age of 75. Egan was a business leader and well respected member in the Juneau community before he was elected Mayor in 1995. He served in the Alaska legislature from 2009 until 2018.
JUNEAU – Legislation introduced by Speaker of the House Louise Stutes that creates a dementia awareness and early detection campaign and builds healthcare capacity to meet the growing number of cases of Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia has passed from the legislature and awaits the governor’s signature.
JUNEAU – Funding sources for the Alaska Marine Highway and Alaska higher education scholarships are nearly off the table from future political fights.
JUNEAU – By a vote of 25-15, legislation passed the House today designed to protect the Alaska Marine Highway and Higher Education Investment funds from the annual Constitutional Budget Reserve sweep.
JUNEAU – Preceding the House Finance Committee introducing the Operating Budget Committee Substitute tomorrow, the Alaska House Coalition unveiled its plan to pay Alaskans a one-time Energy Relief Check in addition to the annual Permanent Fund Dividend.
JUNEAU – The Alaska House of Representatives continues to mount pressure on Washington State to step back from the brink of a potential trade war.
JUNEAU – The Alaska House of Representatives continues to mount pressure on Washington State to step back from the brink of a potential trade war.
JUNEAU – Alaska Ocean Cluster, and their mission to actively promote Alaska’s blue economy, was recognized by the House of Representatives in Speaker Stutes’ HCR 2. The House Concurrent Resolution, which stated the body’s official support for Alaska Ocean Cluster’s “mission, efforts and vision for a vibrant coastal economy in the state,” passed with a vote for 31-3.
JUNEAU – Legislators expressed their disappointment Friday following a meeting of the Alaska Board of Fisheries where they upheld their decision to keep the Southeast and Yakutat Finfish and Shellfish meeting in Anchorage, instead of the original location in Ketchikan.
JUNEAU – The Alaska Board of Fisheries announced Monday that it will meet this Thursday, January 27, to reconsider the location for its Southeast and Yakutat Finfish and Shellfish meeting. Southeast legislators are urging the public to take part in the limited public testimony which concludes on Wednesday.
