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.
AKLEG Recaps
AKLEG Recap, Day 30: Rep. Gruenberg remembered
The Legislature is officially a third of the way through the regular 90-day session, but in all likelihood there’s at least another 90 days left.
AKLEG Recap, Day 29: The University of Alaska wants to train more of Alaska’s teachers
The education battle continues, and the House Majority takes a hardline position of its own.
AKLEG Recap, Day 28: Senate Republicans punt on Democrats’ anti-fed, pro-pot motion
Legislators are still fighting over that education budget.
AKLEG Recap, Week 4: Democrats open applications to replace Fansler
Rep. Zach Fansler’s resignation becomes official today, while Senate Republicans mull what to do with a new appointment.
AKLEG Recap, Day 23: Chief Justice Stowers tells legislators ‘Do or do not, there is no try’
The chief justice delivered his final State of the Judiciary of his term. The House also passed its education budget without a funding source.
AKLEG Recap, Day 22: Bill to spare K-12 teachers from pink slips heads to the floor
There wasn’t a lot of news out of the 22nd day, but Wednesday looks more eventful.
AKLEG Recap, Day 21: Sen. Egan to announce plans to retire
The Legislature also is considering hiking fees on lobbyists and raising penalties for oil spills.
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 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.