The Wasilla Republican had been accused of violating the Alaska Constitution’s disloyalty clause with his Oath Keepers membership.
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Alaska Legislature votes $6.6 million for legislative housing near Juneau Capitol building
The Assembly Building, built in 1932, will be the Legislature’s new apartment building.
COVID-19 pushed Alaska’s death rate higher and life expectancy lower in 2021
COVID was the third-leading cause of hospitalization and death in 2021.
Dead brown bear cub shows how avian influenza is lingering in Alaska’s environment
The cub, found on Kodiak Island, is the world’s first documented brown bear victim of a persistent virus that is expected to keep circulating.
Acting Alaska health commissioner Hedberg is pick for permanent boss
The Department of Health formed July 1 after Dunleavy split the Department of Health and Social Services into two separate agencies.
Alaska crab fishery collapse seen as warning about Bering Sea transformation
Loss of snow crab and Bristol Bay red king crab harvests pose immediate hardships and raise worries about future seafood prospects.
Alaska, source of carbon-emitting fossil fuels, aims to raise money by storing carbon
Gov. Mike Dunleavy plans to introduce a bill this upcoming legislative session aimed at turning the state’s capacity to absorb and store carbon into a source of revenue.
Dunleavy offers $7.3 billion Alaska budget, opening negotiations with wary legislators
Dunleavy called Thursday’s proposal a “beginning budget” and said the final version will depend on the price of oil as well as the result of negotiations with the Legislature.
At legislative eligibility trial, Eastman confirms membership in anti-government militia
The Oath Keepers have been linked to the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.
Ahead of first-draft state budget, oil prices are driving a tighter Alaska fiscal picture
Alaska’s revenue forecast, to be updated this week, relies on oil futures markets that are at their lowest point this year.