Legislators call on state to use Anchorage’s secure drop boxes in the general election
A group of Anchorage Democratic legislators is asking the state to work with the municipality of Anchorage to expand the availability of ballot drop-off boxes…
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A lot of money is heading Alaska’s way—and no one knows how it’ll be spent
With $1.25 billion on the way, oversight is as important as ever.
Education Commissioner Johnson refuses to take a position on school vouchers
Johnson said constitutional amendments should go to a vote of the people, which is how the process already works.
Gov. Dunleavy’s plan to repay dividends will keep you waiting until 2021
Dunleavy’s proposal would stretch out the repayment of dividends over the next three dividends.
Here’s what legislators are proposing for the PFD, at least so far
Anchorage Democratic Sen. Bill Wielechowski’s taking the lead on the repayment of reduced and vetoed PFDs.
Wielechowski will be first urban Democrat on powerful Senate Finance Committee since ’12 elections
Wielechowski’s caused Senate Republicans plenty of headaches in recent years.
Sen. Wielechowski, a true PFD die-hard, sends cease-and-desist letter over chummy pro-Dunleavy ad
The two found common ground on the PFD, but only Wielechowski seemed able to work across partisan lines.
Legislature passes bill to protect permanent fund from the Legislature
The bill restructures the permanent fund to pay for government, formalizing what the Legislature was already planning on doing. Some say it’ll act like a spending limit, others worry it’ll be easily ignored.
AKLEG Recap, Day 112: Senate rejects move to advance Bree’s Law bill to vote
The Senate also rolled out a capital budget with an extra $4 million for public safety, the brewery battle is getting serious and all but one legislator has approved a bill dealing with sexual assault training.
AKLEG Recap, Day 84: Criminal justice repeal, Bree’s law and PFD resolution advance past opposition
The three bills had been sidelined amid a “Mini Mutiny” of the Senate Judiciary Committee.