AKLEG Day 44: Senate Republicans say no rubber stamp for Dunleavy’s criminal justice rollback
Senators said they’d rather get it right than do it fast. They also acknowledged that Alaska’s crime problems aren’t entirely SB 91’s fault.
February 2019
Thousands in Alaska could lose access to birth control, health care under Trump’s new anti-abortion policy
The rule would also allow some clinics to provide incomplete information to pregnant patients.
Will commissioners meet with legislators on Dunleavy’s budget? They’ll need to get permission first
Department of Administration Commissioner Kelly Tshibaka said she was unsure if she would be able to meet with legislators to talk about the budget.
AKLEG Day 43: Dunleavy’s budget doesn’t even meet his own principles, says legislative finance director
The nonpartisan budget director says Dunleavy’s budget would likely mean higher taxes for many Alaskans, doesn’t have proper justification, isn’t that predictable and doesn’t really protect all of Alaska’s reserves.
After lengthy delay, city of Fairbanks finally passes anti-discrimination ordinance
But not after one councilman said LGBTQ people concerned with discrimination in Fairbanks were “full of shit.”
AKLEG Day 42: House establishes tribal affairs committee, skepticism over PFD repayment builds
Legislators are worried that repaying dividends would put the remaining fund at risk and shrink future PFDs.
TMS Publisher: Do the right thing for workers
Make it right, do it now, it’s the Alaskan thing to do.
Friday in the Sun (Feb. 22): The Lobbyist edition
We break down the numbers so you don’t have to.
Dunleavy’s budget is picking winners and losers, but it doesn’t have to
Dunleavy’s budget proposes deep cuts while protecting the industry. There’s a better way.
AKLEG Day 38: The Dunleavy administration is failing to convince legislators its budget is good for Alaska
Even pro-Dunleavy legislators say they don’t see the vision for a better Alaska in the governor’s budget.