A bipartisan supermajority in the Senate, plus close margins in the House, means controversial bills on social issues will face major obstacles.
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Alaskans invited to tell Congress what climate change means for them
“It’s an opportunity for us regular-degular people to essentially tell the story of what is happening in our own state,” said one of the report’s authors.
How some Alaskans are coping with rising food prices
The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ reported food prices in November were up 12% compared to the year before.
Indicted Ketchikan police chief placed on administrative leave
Prosecutors say Walls slammed a man against a stone wall and held him in a chokehold after the man stumbled into Walls’ wife’s chair.
Anchorage is still struggling to remove snow weeks after winter storms
Officials say many crew members have worked more than 20 days in a row, day and night, to clear snow.
Maine lobster industry wins reprieve but environmentalists say whales will die
The $1.7 trillion spending bill just signed into law contains a 6-year delay on new federal fishing regulations that would have kept lobster fishermen off the water in some areas for months at a time.
Alaska’s new tallest building will be an air traffic control tower
It’ll stand at 306 feet — 10 feet higher than the current record holder.
Peltola sees House speaker impasse as a symptom of bigger divisions
Nothing can happen in the House until the members elect a speaker.
No appeal to Alaska Supreme Court in disloyalty-clause case that confirmed Eastman’s eligibility
The Alaska Supreme Court will not have a chance to rule on the case of a legislator accused of violating the state constitution’s disloyalty clause, clearing the way for him to take office.
Rebecca Trimble’s private legislation is now a private law
Trimble’s journey to legal immigration has been unfolding for more than a decade. And even with the help of an immigration attorney, her unique situation took an act of Congress to resolve.