AKLEG Day 50: Dunleavy’s PFD repayment plan has residency requirements that are likely unconstitutional
The 50th day of the Alaska Legislature is in the books. Finance subcommittees continued the grind, we heard more from the public on the PFD…
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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.
Kawasaki seals victory in Fairbanks Senate race, House race likely headed to recount
After a rough election night, late-arriving absentee ballots give Democrats a key win.
If absentee trends hold true, Republicans could regain leads in Fairbanks legislative races. That’s a big if.
Conventional wisdom says Republicans—who are currently trailing in the count—will hold an advantage in those ballots, but will it be enough? Can we look back to past elections for answers? Or are elections shifting?
Democrats Kawasaki and Dodge take leads in close legislative races, reviving chance of House coalition
Republicans already announced a 21-member majority. One of those members lost his lead in today’s vote tally.
Significant Figures: Key takeaways from the latest round of legislative campaign fundraising reports
Did Obama’s endorsement matter? Democrats take the lead in key races. Republicans get serious about a write-in. And other takeaways from the 30-day reports.
State of the Race: Legislative Races, Day 5 (The Senate districts)
The final rundown of legislative race previews in this week’s series.
Murkowksi breaks GOP ranks to join 52-47 vote to overturn net neutrality repeal
The vote approves a resolution would overturn the FCC’s pending June 11 repeal of existing Obama-era net neutrality rules that require internet service providers treat all online traffic the same, preventing them from blocking, throttling or prioritizing online content and services.
Friday in the Sun (May 11): The It’s Almost, Maybe Finally Over edition
We’re a matter of tens of hours away from the end of the session, bringing a merciful end to a thoroughly underwhelming two years. While…
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.