The head of the state corporation in charge of a long-planned trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline is once again Alaska’s top-paid public executive.
Government
Funding remains a key sticking point in education bill debate
Leaders of the state House and Senate say they’ve found some common ground, but education funding remains a key sticking point.
Dunleavy makes first official Yukon visit, signs Alaska Highway maintenance agreement
A new memorandum of understanding, signed Friday by Dunleavy and Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai, affects the section of the highway between Destruction Bay and the Alaska border.
City proceeds with Telephone Hill plan that would demolish houses, add apartments
In a survey of residents, a plan that would have preserved the historic homes got 13 fewer votes than the plan the city has chosen.
Sullivan votes for Ukraine aid bill, saying the money will boost America’s industrial base
Sullivan and Sen. Lisa Murkowski are among 17 Republicans who voted with Democrats to advance the bill Monday.
Alaska legislators are moving to reject some of Dunleavy’s executive orders
The Alaska Senate moved quickly on Monday to take the first formal steps needed to reject some or all of the 12 executive orders Gov. Mike Dunleavy issued at the start of this year’s legislative session.
Local education administrators and state officials at odds over how to fund Alaska’s schools
Education administrators from across the state attempted to make the case that years of stagnant funding has damaged Alaska schools’ ability to hire and retain teachers — and that the high turnover rates are hurting Alaska’s students.
Cook Inlet gas crunch likely to push up prices as lawmakers search for solutions
The state’s largest gas utility is warning that shortfalls could come as soon as next year – and imports are years off.
Alaska politicians contemplate first statewide borrowing request since 2012
A bond package hasn’t been formally introduced, but the Dunleavy administration is considering the possibility.
Gov. Dunleavy casts doubt on future of Senate-passed public-sector pension bill
If signed into law, many employees of state and local governments, including teachers, would have the option to switch from the existing defined-contribution retirement plan to a pension plan.