House Bill 77 has been sent back to the Senate Resources Committee, and it’s scheduled for hearings on Monday and Wednesday.
State Government
EPA settles over lead dust violations at Governor’s mansion
The Governor’s Mansion appears on a list of construction projects requiring EPA intervention for lead violations.
Retired state workers upset with changes to health plan
The State of Alaska is trying to clear up mass confusion over recent changes to its AlaskaCare retiree health plan.
Budget cuts target residential addiction treatment centers
Providers say the waiting list for beds at treatment centers is already long
Firefighters stretched while responding to Lemon Creek emergencies
CBJ asking Legislature to fund design of new fire station
Legislature considers changing autopsies in rural Alaska
The state covers some of the costs, but family members often end up paying large sums to funeral homes to prepare the body and transport it.
Dust-up in U.S. House hearing over bypass mail
Alaska’s Bypass Mail system took some punches in Congress yesterday. The chairman of the House Government Oversight Committee, Darrell Issa, is renewing his attack on the postal system that delivers everything from lettuce to lumber in rural Alaska.
If the legislature were a monster truck rally…
…then House Speaker Mike Chenault would be a mechanized tyrannosaurus shooting flames from his haunches.
Budget committee presents recommendations to Juneau school board
The school board now has until the end of the month to finalize the spending plan and submit it to the Juneau Assembly.
Tongass Democrats honor Alaskans with an admirable past
The group held its first Bartlett-Gruening Dinner to honor Alaskans who worked tirelessly for statehood