AKLEG Recap, Week 3: Distillery cocktail bill draws three hours of testimony, including ‘goofball’ comment
The bill would allow distilleries to serve cocktails, just as they had been doing since 2014.
AKLEG Recaps
AKLEG Recap, Day 17: Supplemental budget hits $178 million
Fallout continue from a handful of legislators’ bad to unacceptable behavior, while the supplemental budget and Medicaid spending continued to dominate debate.
AKLEG Recap, Day 16: House swears in Rep. Lincoln
The House returns to 40 members on the same day two Wasilla Republicans are disciplined.
AKLEG Recap, Day 15: ‘Death with Dignity’ bill advances
The House also plans to swear in its newest member today.
AKLEG Recap, Day 14: Legislature hits a standstill
Even with meetings scheduled for Monday, it didn’t feel like much was happening.
AKLEG Recap, week two: Faced with Alaska’s deteriorating infrastructure, legislators ponder privatization
Legislators are looking for a way out from under a nearly $2 billion backlog.
AKLEG Recap, Day 10: House Democrats confirm Kotzebue Rep. John Lincoln
The Legislature is also expanding the scope of its sexual harassment policy update.
AKLEG Recap, Day 9: Legislature expands food donations with first bill to pass this session
The food donations bill makes it easier for restaurants, hotels and others to donate extra food.
AKLEG Recap, Day 8: Smoke-free workplace bill could be snuffed out
There’s a groundswell of support for a smoke-free workplaces, but one legislator still could stand in the way.
AKLEG Recap: Day Seven gets fiscally frightening
Monday featured two hearings that cast doubt on the Legislature’s fiscal plans.