Senate President Pete Kelly said he plans to hold votes on the nominees before the legislative session ends.
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.
In public testimony, most support state income tax bill
The legislation would close a quarter of the gap between what the state government spends and what it raises.
Senators give cool reception to income tax bill
Sen. Kevin Meyer said his constituents oppose creating a new bureaucracy to collect an income tax when the Permanent Fund continues to pay dividends.
House, Senate wait for other to act on conference committees
The fate of the state’s budget remains uncertain. It remains to be seen how the House and Senate will go about negotiating compromises.
Senate passes survivors’ benefits bill, allowing municipalities to opt out
The Senate amended House Bill 23 so that it no longer requires municipalities to cover their workers’s survivors.
Walker invites sharply divided legislative leaders to talk
Walker said he’ll meet with them as frequently as needed.