The Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program has proposed turning the 70-year-old boarding school into an accelerated high school. Some members of the Edgecumbe community aren’t happy about that.
State Government
House suspends almost all nonbudget business
The House passed a resolution that limits committees to working on bills that raise or spend state revenue. House Democrats raised concerns that the rule change would reduce transparency.
AMHS report: Ferries boost Anchorage, Mat-Su economies too
Anchorage is tied for first as the prime destination for ferrying summer tourists, according to a new report by the McDowell Group.
Alaska AG tries to force feds’ hand in stalled human trafficking case against Bill Allen
A new law may clear an impasse in a stalled human trafficking case against Bill Allen, the former star witness in the federal corruption probe of Alaska politicians.
Price tag on Anchorage LIO? $37 million
The offer is the latest salvo in a battle between lawmakers, developers and lawyers over the price legislators agreed to for the building in 2013 during a very different fiscal climate.
Public testimony: Keep state hands off of dividends
The Senate State Affairs Committee heard public testimony from across Alaska on Senate Bill 128.
What does ‘required’ mean? The answer could reverse Medicaid expansion
Judge Pfiffner said he would issue a “lengthy” decision by the end of March at the earliest. He said his decision was likely only a “speed bump” on the way to the state Supreme Court.
Governor, state board oust Alaska education chief
“I believe there are some things around the board’s new strategic plan. … We’ve begun to put some meat on that, and I assume they’ve got somebody else in mind that they would like to help lead in that direction,” the outgoing commissioner said.
Senate takes public testimony on Walker’s Permanent Fund bill
Alaskans get their first chance today to testify on the centerpiece of Gov. Bill Walker’s fiscal plan for the state.
45 days later, a proposal with few details on LIO building
Tuesday was the deadline set by the Legislative Council to figure out what to do with the contested lease on the Legislative Information Office in downtown Anchorage.