Sen. Donny Olson will delay return home to Golovin instead of risking COVID-19 spread
Olson says he will not contribute to the same decimation of rural Alaska that was seen during the 1918 Spanish Flu.
AKLEG Recaps
Alaska poised to expand unemployment benefits after bill’s speedy passage in House
Both the Senate and governor’s administration have been closely involved in the formation of the legislation and support the measure. If the House process is anything to go by, the measure could be into effect by this Monday or even sooner.
GOP faction blocks full funding for COVID-19 aid, emergency unemployment bill headed to vote
Saving leverage for a fight that may never come.
House committee intros bill to ease access to unemployment during coronavirus pandemic
Thousands of Alaskans are suddenly without work as the economy grinds to a halt.
House passes landmark legislation to formally recognize Alaska’s tribes
It’s a measure that several legislators and Alaska Native leaders say would be a significant step in repairing and advancing the state’s relationship with tribes.
House committee drafting bill to ease restrictions on unemployment benefits
Legislators hope to hold the first hearing on the bill by the end of the week, but that would require minority Republicans to sign off on the meeting.
Legislators split on coronavirus: Stay to help Alaska or head home as soon as possible
Should they stay or should they go?
Alaska is in deep trouble
The state’s budget picture is looking worse and worse every day.
Legislature to make plans for coronavirus as state halts travel, spending amid oil crash
The Legislature is already ahead of schedule on the budget.
Legislators were already skeptical about Dunleavy’s PFD payback plan and that was before coronavirus panic
The Dunleavy administration tried to make the case that breaking the spending limit on the permanent fund’s earnings to repay last year’s PFD isn’t the end of the world.