‘We’re just asking for the crust.’ School advocates ask for funding increase to keep up with inflation
Flat funding, they argue, is the same as a cut amid rapidly rising inflation.
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House keeps Tribal Affairs committee over Rep. Eastman’s objections
Another 36-NEASTMAN.
New Republican House Majority outlines its priorities, kind of
It’s the first time a mostly Republican majority has held the chamber since 2017.
The House is organized after deal between GOP and the Bush Caucus, details unclear
It’s starting to feel like the early 2010s around the Alaska Legislature! The Senate is helmed by a bipartisan supermajority led by Senate President Gary…
Holding the majority comes with a price
The art of demanding a compromise without offering compromise.
Alaska Supreme Court affirms Rep.-elect Jennie Armstrong’s residency
The split 2-1 decision clears the way for the Anchorage Democrat to be sworn in next Tuesday.
Alaska Supreme Court to hear appeal in Armstrong residency case this Friday
In briefings provided to the Alaska Supreme Court, Vazquez’s attorney Stacey Stone argues that the ruling was made in “complete defiance” of the case law on residency in Alaska.
Alaska Senate majority announces priorities, hints at retirement system changes
Alaska’s public employee retirement system, which transitioned from a traditional pension system to a 401K-style retirement plan in the mid-2000s, has been a source of a significant amount of heartburn in recent years as the state has struggled to retain employees in just about every field with other states lure employees away with the promise of long-term certainty.
Judge rules Democratic Rep.-elect Jennie Armstrong met residency requirements
Judge Walker disagreed with the challengers’ assertions, ruling Armstrong became a resident the moment she decided to make Alaska her home.
Decision in Eastman case will not be appealed
Randall Kowalke, the plaintiff who brought the case, said the ruling showed the Oath Keepers are dangerous, but that Eastman had “enough plausible deniability to escape disqualification.”