Southeast

Apr 09 2019
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Dunleavy calls for action on constitutional amendments, crime bills

By | Economy, Politics, Public Safety, Southcentral, Southeast, State Government

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy didn’t rule out using his authority to pressure lawmakers to pass more of his agenda. To that end, he could issue line-item vetoes and call the Legislature into special sessions.

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Apr 03 2019
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Alaska aims to be first state receiving federal Medicaid funding as a block grant

By | Economy, Health, Southcentral, Southeast, State Government

This means the state would receive a fixed amount of federal money instead of the open-ended commitment under the current approach. It would limit the amount of Medicaid funds coming to Alaska, but allow the state more flexibility in how it operates the program.

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Apr 03 2019
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Rep. Ben Carpenter, R-Nikiski, pauses while voicing his opinion about an amendment to the state operating budget during House Finance Committee deliberations in Juneau on April 3, 2019.

Lawmakers amend budget to stop reimbursing municipalities for school bond debt

By | Economy, Education, Southcentral, Southeast, State Government

The vote brings the House budget back into agreement with Gov. Mike Dunleavy on the issue. If the amendment makes it into the final budget, it would shift roughly $100 million in spending from the state to municipalities.

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Apr 03 2019
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The MV Malaspina sits at the dock in Auke Bay, near Juneau, as the MV LeConte pulls away from the dock early March 28, 2019. Both ships are part of the Alaska Marine Highway System.

Aboard Alaska’s endangered ferries, passengers fear a ‘giant step back in time’

By | Alaska Native Government & Policy, Alaska's Energy Desk, Community, Economy, Politics, Southeast, State Government, Transportation

Step aboard the MV LeConte, where a single trip last week showed how Southeast Alaska residents have knit the state’s ferries into their lives — and how they would adapt if the ships stopped running.

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