The bill officially names the new State Libraries, Archives and Museum Building after Father Andrew P. Kashevaroff and a reading room after former Rep. Richard Foster from Nome.
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Kick the Bucket: Experts seek alternatives to costly, ineffective sanitation systems
What if you didn’t have piped water and sewer, and the government wasn’t picking up the tab to get you some? How would you find a low-cost system that you could keep running through the winter?
Byron Mallott: B.C. officials ‘sincere’ about safe mining
Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott met with top officials from British Columbia’s mines and environment agencies as part of Mining Week in the Canadian province.
Governor’s revised budget restores some funding for sexual assault prevention
Advocates for sexual assault and domestic violence programs say the prevention programs were working in Alaska, but state lawmakers slashed funding.
ASD’s revised budget cuts 57 filled positions
The Anchorage School District plans to cut 57 currently-filled positions next year because of a $16.7 million funding cut from the state legislature. They will also eliminate the pilot programs but keep sports.
Update: Legislature votes to leave Juneau, for now
Juneau Sen. Dennis Egan said the capital city will be ready for legislative business to resume May 12.
Regulatory board will take first look at new marijuana regs
The state Alcoholic Beverage Control Board is expected to review possible regulations for the new marijuana industry.
Walker denies request to move special session to Anchorage
For days, the executive and legislative branches have been stuck on education funding, Medicaid, and the fundamental responsibility of paying for government.
Confusion over school bond bill means no special election for Juneau schools
“If a municipality holds a bond election after January 1, 2015, under the bill, the state would not provide debt reimbursement to the municipality,” says a letter from the attorney general to Gov. Walker.
Public broadcasting budget cut almost 25 percent
Alaska’s public broadcasters dodged a bullet when the Legislature’s regular session ended Monday.