AKLEG Recap, Day 49: ‘Get well Ivy’
The flu season is taking its toll on the Alaska Legislature, but work hasn’t slowed much.
AKLEG Recaps
AKLEG Recap, Week 7: Legislators reach the halfway mark of the 90-day session
Here’s what happened in the seventh week of session and what to look forward to this week.
AKLEG Recap, Day 44: Senate Majority kills effort to move the PFD closer to the ballot
The resolution would have asked voters if the dividend should be placed in the constitution.
AKLEG Recap, Day 43: House reduces earnings reserve draw, boosting PFDs by $54
The House Finance Committee did one last round of budget amendments before sending the budget to public testimony.
AKLEG Recap, Day 42: Sen. Mike Shower sworn in
It only took nearly half of the 90-day session, but the Senate is finally whole.
AKLEG Recap, Week 6: House budget takes shape with $19 million for the University of Alaska
Most departments will see flat or increased funding under the House budget proposals.
AKLEG Recap, Day 37: Legislators introduce three dozen more personal bills
The deadline for personal legislation saw more than 60 bills introduced this week.
AKLEG Recap, Day 36: Walker’s GOP-approved pick for Senate is not a registered Republican. Whoops.
Gov. Bill Walker’s appointment of Mike “Dozer” Shower to the vacant Senate District E seemed like a sure-fire dunk yesterday.
AKLEG Recap, Day 35: Legislators file more than two dozen bills before cutoff
A bill legalizing industrial hemp farming also cleared the Legislature.
AKLEG Recap, Week 5: The Legislature won’t be done in 90 days
There always comes a week when it becomes clear the Legislature won’t be able to meet the 90 day deadline.