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Jul 18 2019

Becky Hultberg, president and CEO of the Alaska State Hospital and Nursing Home Association, gives a presentation about Medicaid expansion at the Alaska Capitol, March 19, 2015. The event was sponsored by Sen. Berta Gardner, D-Anchorage, Rep. Paul Seaton, R- Homer, and Sen. Donny Olson, D-Nome. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)

Hospital group sues to block emergency Medicaid payment cut

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | Crime & Courts, Economy, Health, Politics, Southcentral, Southeast, State Government

The Alaska State Hospital and Nursing Home Association’s president says the changes should have been handled through the normal process for changing rules.

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | July 18, 2019 5:08 pm

Jul 17 2019

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks at a press conference in front of Wasilla Middle School.

Updated: Dunleavy calls lawmakers to Juneau to continue special session

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | State Government

In a declaration Wednesday, Gov. Mike Dunleavy amended his call for the second special session to have it take place in Juneau, rather than his original choice: Wasilla.

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | July 17, 2019 2:39 pm

Jul 16 2019

Alaska Legislature sues governor over validity of school funding law

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | Education, Politics, Southcentral, Southeast, State Government

The dispute is over a law enacted last year and signed by former Gov. Bill Walker. The law sought to provide school funding for both last school year and the coming year.

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | July 16, 2019 4:45 pm

Jul 15 2019

Rep. Neal Foster, D-Nome, co-chair of the House Finance Committee, speaks in support of Senate Bill 38 during a House floor session in Juneau on March 29, 2019. The bill would appropriate money for various disaster relief programs related to the earthquake that struck the Anchorage area on Nov. 30, 2019.

Legislature seeks new path to fund vetoed programs

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | Economy, Politics, Southcentral, State Government

A draft bill discussed Monday would set permanent fund dividends at $929 to have a balanced budget. House Bill 2001 would both reverse Dunleavy’s vetoes to the operating and capital budgets and set the dividend level.

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | July 15, 2019 6:00 pm

Jul 11 2019

Public media reporting on vetoes aims for consistency

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | 2 Alaska, State Government

Alaska news organizations have reported that Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed $444 million from the state’s operating budget. But news coverage published by Alaska Public Media and KTOO have used a smaller number of $390 million. There are a few reasons for this.

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | July 11, 2019 6:05 pm

Jul 11 2019

State representatives and senators mill around the Alaska House floor during a break in a joint session on Thursday. (Photo by Andrew Kitchenman/KTOO and Alaska Public Media)

Lawmakers remain far apart, physically and politically, as time runs out for veto override

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | 2 Alaska, Economy, Politics, State Government

Dunleavy issued a second round of line-item vetoes, this time on the capital budget. Legislators in Juneau criticized the changes, but didn’t vote on overriding them.

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | July 11, 2019 5:54 pm

Jul 10 2019

While Dunleavy’s budget vetoes survive override vote, Alaska’s Legislature remains divided

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | Economy, Juneau, Politics, Southcentral, State Government, University of Alaska

While there won’t be a formal way to override the vetoes after Friday, there may be another path to restoring funding for some line items.

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | July 10, 2019 5:59 pm

Jul 09 2019

Sen. Bill Wielechowski, D-Anchorage, speaks during a Senate floor session, March 13, 2019.

Alaska senators say time running out on funding for scholarships, medical education, Power Cost Equalization

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | Economy, Energy & Mining, Interior, Politics, Southwest, State Government, University of Alaska

State senators in Juneau raised alarm on Tuesday about the money swept from state budget accounts into a harder-to-access piggy bank: the Constitutional Budget Reserve.

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | July 9, 2019 6:06 pm

Jul 08 2019

Alaska Legislature split on budget vetoes, PFDs — and where to meet

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO & Alaska Public Media and Rashah McChesney, Alaska's Energy Desk | Alaska's Energy Desk, Politics, State Government

Alaska legislators gathered in two different places on Monday, with different messages about state law, permanent fund dividends and Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s line-item vetoes.

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO & Alaska Public Media and Rashah McChesney, Alaska's Energy Desk | July 8, 2019 7:00 pm

Jul 05 2019

House State Affairs Committee co-chair Rep. Zack Fields, D-Anchorage, questions Dunleavy administration representatives at a joint meeting with the Health and Social Services Committee in Juneau on April 2, 2019. The purpose of the meeting was to examine procurement procedures that led to a controversial contract to manage the Alaska Psychiatric Institute.

Alaska lawmaker criticizes state loan to former Dunleavy administration official

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | Business, Economy, Politics, Southcentral, State Government, Tourism

A former deputy commissioner in Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration has been approved for a more-than-$4-million loan from a state agency, drawing criticism from an Anchorage legislator.

By Andrew Kitchenman, KTOO and Alaska Public Media | July 5, 2019 6:00 am

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Updated: Dunleavy calls lawmakers to Juneau to continue special session

Alaska Legislature sues governor over validity of school funding law

Legislature seeks new path to fund vetoed programs

Public media reporting on vetoes aims for consistency

Lawmakers remain far apart, physically and politically, as time runs out for veto override

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