A commissioner used the Fairbanks North Star Borough as an example. A legislator walked out in protest.
The example of a hypothetical factory looked roughly similar to the impact of the very real F-35s.
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AKLEG Recap, Day 63: Senate Dems challenge Permanent Fund Corp.’s investment in Russia
One representative didn’t like a presentation so much she walked out before it even began.
House calls for action to save Alaska Native languages on the brink
Alaska recognizes 20 Alaska Native languages as official state languages. A new report says many could be extinct by the end of this century.
AKLEG Recap, Week 9: House to take up the operating budget
The House has already heard nearly 200 amendments on the operating budget.
Friday in the Sun (March 16): The March Sadness edition
The latest and oftentimes greatest roundup of rumors and political gossip.
AKLEG Recap, Day 58: Proposed increase to K-12 funding advances in the House
Committees advanced key non-budget legislation on Wednesday.
Former Fairbanks borough mayor Hopkins renews call for returning PFDs to Fairbanks Four
Legislation passed the House last year that would allow people with overturned convictions to apply for missed dividends. It has not yet had a hearing in the Senate.
House Coalition stands by proposal to put PFD in the constitution even after scathing public testimony
Testifiers misunderstood the proposal, backers say.
AKLEG Recap, Day 56: House plan to add PFD to constitution slammed after Coalition goes all in
No one likes the House plan to put the PFD and a POMV draw in the constitution.
House approves additional $45 million to keep Alaska’s Medicaid program running
Without the additional funding, the state would have had to stop Medicaid payments sometime around the end of the month, putting many smaller health care providers in jeopardy.