Legal memo says Alaska Constitution supports defying governor’s Wasilla special session
The Alaska Legislature and the governor should get a punch card for frequent visits to the Alaska Supreme Court.
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Wasilla special session would cost nearly $500,000 more than Juneau/Anchorage special session
An alternative would be to hold committee meetings in Anchorage and floor sessions in Juneau. It’d save $500,000 and ensure better audio and video recordings and broadcasts.
Dunleavy says it’ll be on PFD working group to prove changes are needed
Either convince the public now or face a referendum later, the governor said.
To chart future of the Alaska Permanent Fund, working group will first look back at its history
Faced with impasse and indecision over the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend, the Legislature created a bicameral working group to come up with suggestions for how…
There’s currently no plan for a complete, unfiltered video recording of the Wasilla special session
Gavel Alaska can’t make it and the Legislative Affairs Agency can’t move its cameras, either. It’ll be audio-only.
Without Gavel Alaska, fewer Alaskans will be able to watch a road system special session
A special session on the road system might mean more Alaskans can drive to session in person, but the lack of Gavel Alaska coverage will mean far fewer Alaskans will be able to easily watch the session unfold.
House passes mostly unfunded capital budget after minority Republicans vote down funding
The chamber refused to add a $3,000 PFD to the capital budget so minority Republicans refused to sign off on a way to pay for the budget, endangering more than $1 billion in federal highway funds.
House votes to keep inmates in Alaska, citing cost and risk of sending prisoners to Lower 48
It may not be “tough on criminals,” but it’s definitely tough on crime.
Crime University: House capital budget also could send inmates to Lower 48 prisons
The money for the practice is also set to come out of the Power Cost Equalization fund.
State says Medicaid payments won’t be interrupted thanks to passage of the budget
There’s just one thing: The budget hasn’t been signed into law yet.