A minute past midnight, Walker called for legislators to return to Juneau on Monday.
Andrew Kitchenman
State Government Reporter, Alaska Public Media & KTOO
State government plays an outsized role in the life of Alaskans. As the state continues to go through the painful process of deciding what its priorities are, I bring Alaskans to the scene of a government in transition.
Special session likely even with Alaska Legislature poised to finish budget
How the state will pay for the spending plans remains uncertain.
For the first time, Alaska Permanent Fund earnings may balance state budget
How the legislature and Gov. Bill Walker handle a plan could have big implications on Alaskans’ Permanent Fund dividends.
Industry executives, senators give oil and gas tax overhaul a cool reception
Oil industry advocates say the bill would devastate the state’s economy by discouraging investment.
Walker warns legislature against Permanent Fund earnings draw
Some legislators have raised the option of closing the state’s budget deficit by spending Permanent Fund earnings.
House passes oil and gas tax bill after rewrite on the floor
The House passed the amendment that rewrote the bill with the minimum votes required, 21-16.
Walker wants approval over incentives for oil and gas projects
Walker also pushed back against a different legislative proposal to draw money from Permanent Fund earnings to cover the state’s $4 billion deficit.
Senate sends crime bill to Gov. Walker’s desk
Senate Bill 91 would allow some low-risk nonviolent offenders to avoid jail time.
Legislators turn down $7M request for rural school
State budget director Pat Pitney warned that shorting the Kivalina school project could reopen lawsuits about inequalities in rural school funding.
Floor debate set to begin on oil and gas tax bill
The House Rules Committee released its version of House Bill 247, which scales back tax credits for oil and gas industry, on Thursday.