Rep. Paul Seaton, the Homer Republican who brokered the bipartisan compromise in the House, said the Senate simply didn’t go far enough.
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Conference committee cuts Alaska schools funding $13 million
The budget conference committee moved the money into the oil and gas tax credit fund.
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.
Donald Trump Is About To Start Getting Intelligence Briefings
When it’s obvious who the nominees will be, presidential candidates get intelligence briefings. That’s about to start.
Without Naming Him, Obama Takes Aim At Trump During Rutgers Commencement
“Ignorance is not a virtue,” the president told Rutgers University graduates, in an apparent critique of Donald Trump. He called for embracing an interconnected world over building walls.
Teen delegate reports back on Alaska Democratic Convention
The convention was a first for the teenaged Bernie Sanders supporter. We caught up with her Sunday to see how things went.
Alaska Dems plan to fight for Sanders at DNC
Alaska Democrats spent the weekend in Anchorage picking delegates for the party’s national convention in Philadelphia this July, and setting priorities for the year ahead.
Senate adopts austere capital budget
Overall, the Senate’s capital budget is comparable to the one passed last year. But the portion of that spending plan funded with money state lawmakers’ readily control is very small, historically speaking.
High school gov classes burned this teen — but now she’s a state convention delegate who feels the Bern
India Busby is new to politics, passionate about voting and feeling the Bern. The 19-year-old Juneau college student finagled her way into being one of 539 delegates for Alaska’s Democratic Convention in Anchorage.