$3,850 payout—split between PFD and energy rebate—emerges from budget negotiations
The budget links $650 of the payment to a critical vote that has been impossible to secure in recent years: accessing the constitutional budget reserve.
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Judge strikes down Redistricting Board’s do-over as do-over of unconstitutional gerrymander
The ruling came down to the board’s decision to treat the JBER/Eagle River Senate district as sacrosanct simply because they believed both were conservative.
Senate Democrats pledge drag-out fight over anti-trans athlete bill
The “several dozen” amendments promised by the Senate Democrats will delay passage of the legislation by hours, if not days, as the session nears its deadline.
Senate passes largest* budget in state history, relying on high oil prices and draw on savings
Conservatives supporting the spending say it’s all fine because no one’s been following the rules anyways.
House passes VPSO reform bill but not before ugly comments about taxing villages
One Republican suggested the best way to address sexual violence against Alaska Native women would be to tax villages.
Senate to vote on GOP bill banning trans youth from girls’ sports, backers claim they’re protecting cis girls who train hard and ‘watch their diet’
The legislation won’t reach up to the University of Alaska.
Alaska Supreme Court rules against UA students in scholarship case, leaving issue to legislators
That means restoring a stable and long-term source of funding for the scholarships will require action by the Alaska Legislature.
Girdwood residents sue Alaska Redistricting Board over maps putting them with Eagle River
A new challenger appears.
Alaska Redistricting Board adopts GOP-friendly plan, pairing Eagle River with South Anchorage
The plan would keep Eagle River in control of two Senate districts while also lumping together several incumbents and a former Senate President together in a single senate district.
The House’s rejection of settlement money is unprecedented, but so is the settlement
Legislators nixed nearly $500,000 to pay for a settlement after a federal judge found both Gov. Dunleavy and former chief of staff Tuckerman Babcock could be held personally responsible.