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Alaska Native language expert X̱’unei Lance Twitchell was honored with a legislative citation at the Alaska State Capitol on ...
Dunleavy, a Republican, has made a habit of vetoing bipartisan legislation spanning a wide array of issues after lawmakers ...
Bipartisan caucus leaders in the Alaska Legislature said the state “cannot survive this bill” while Gov. Mike Dunleavy urged ...
New provisions that benefit whaling captains and rural hospitals appear to be aimed at winning over Senator Lisa Murkowski, ...
Provisions that would have shielded the state from some health care and food stamp cuts appear to be on the path to failure.
House Speaker Bryce Edgmon and Senate Majority Leader Cathy Giessel say the 'one big beautiful bill' approaching a Senate ...
Mr. Edgmon, an independent, is speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives and lives in Dillingham. Ms. Giessel, a ...
Alaska has dozens of boards and commissions that regulate various professions and industries, and each of those boards needs to be regularly reauthorized by the Legislature.
The Alaska State Legislature has launched a joint bipartisan task force to focus on education funding over the next 18 months ...
After nearly 40 years in Alaska’s state Capitol, Sen. Lyman Hoffman is calling it quits. On Wednesday, the Bethel Democrat ...
Gov. Mike Dunleavy, a Republican, vetoed a bill that would cap consumer loan rates at 36% APR, arguing it would restrict ...
Senator Lyman Hoffman, Alaska’s longest-serving lawmaker, says he will not seek reelection in 2026. His retirement will close ...