Smoke-free Workplaces

Health care, State Politics July 18, 2018

The workplace smoking ban will go into effect on Oct. 1. Here’s how it’ll work.

Restaurants, bars and nearly every other workplace will be required to be smoke-free starting Oct. 1.

AKLEG Recaps, State Politics May 22, 2018

Green Button: Eight winners and some honorable mentions from the 2018 session

From smoking bills to university and from foster care to the wealthy, here’s our winners list for the 2018 legislative session.

Health care, State Politics May 15, 2018

Here’s how Alaska’s statewide workplace smoking ban will work

In the final days of the session, the Legislature finally approved a smoke-free workplaces bill that’s been in the works for five years.

AKLEG Recaps May 14, 2018

AKLEG Recap: Session is finally over. Here’s what happened.

After two years of deeply divided, unproductive and bitter legislating, the Alaska Legislature found its stride in the last week to bring a largely productive and smooth finish to the session.

State Politics May 12, 2018

The smoke-free workplaces bill will finally get a vote in the House

Senate Bill 63 has been locked up in the House Rules Committee for the nearly the entire session. It’s finally scheduled to be up for a vote today, which is likely to be the final day of the session.