News

The broad agreement between the Alaska House and Senate this session stands in stark contrast to lawmakers’ deepening ...
The vote means that Alaska’s education funding formula will be permanently and significantly increased for the first time in ...
After years of virtually flat state funding, House Bill 57 would raise the $5,960 Base Student Allocation by $700.
Before adjourning their regular session for the year, Alaska legislators passed 33 bills through both the House and Senate.
The Alaska Legislature on Tuesday adjourned after approving an austere operating budget for the next fiscal year with a ...
In an unusual move, all 60 members of the House and Senate voted to reject a physician assistant nominated to the state ...
With less than a week remaining in this year's legislative session, Alaska lawmakers are zeroing in on a narrow set of questions that include the details of the state budget, legislation related to ...
The Legislature did broadly approve Senate Bill 113 this week, which would raise revenue by taxing out-of-state businesses online. Dunleavy on Wednesday sent a letter to legislative leaders ...
On the 120th and last day of Alaska’s annual legislative session, the state House passed a bill that would curb high interest rates and fees for payday loans of $25,000 or less.
The Alaska Senate passed a second attempt at an education funding bill on Monday, setting up an up-or-down vote in the House that could send the bill to Gov. Mike Dunleavy. School administrators ...