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.
February 2018
If Russian hackers really broke into Alaska’s election system in 2016, the feds still haven’t told the state
The state in September 2017 disclosed it was unsuccessfully targeted by Russia-linked hackers, but a new report says the U.S. intelligence community believed in January 2017 that Alaska had been “compromised.”
Rep. Don Young on guns: “How many Jews were put into the ovens because they were unarmed?”
Alaska’s congressional delegation is having quite the week on gun violence.
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.
Alaska U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan channels Tipper Gore in questioning video games’ role in mass shootings
Sullivan openly invited the comparison to the former Second Lady in calling for a review of the “culture” in response to mass shootings.
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.
TMS Editorial: Remembering Speaker Joe Hayes
Former Alaska House Speaker Joe Hayes passed away on Feb. 16, 2018, leaving behind a lasting impact on Alaska and its political world.
Friday in the Sun (Feb. 23): The vexed by vetting edition
A bad look over conflict of interest rules, candidate problems and dividend politics galore. All that and more in this week’s edition of Friday in the Sun.
Murkowski talks school shootings without mentioning guns in address to Alaska Legislature
Murkowski said there are no single, easy answers, but said focus needs to be on addressing mental health.
TMS Editorial: Fake News from Suzanne Downing
It’s a fake invitation for a fake event.