Senate approves sweeping COVID-19 emergency bill, including option for a by-mail primary
Senate Democrats raised grave concerns that the by-mail election could disenfranchise voters.
Senate Democrats raised grave concerns that the by-mail election could disenfranchise voters.
The dividend goes to recipients of the 2019 dividend.
Olson says he will not contribute to the same decimation of rural Alaska that was seen during the 1918 Spanish Flu.
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.
Saving leverage for a fight that may never come.
Thousands of Alaskans are suddenly without work as the economy grinds to a halt.
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.
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.
Should they stay or should they go?
The state’s budget picture is looking worse and worse every day.