More than 40 people spoke for more than 31/2 hours at a public hearing, with many sharing personal stories about how alcohol has destroyed them or their families.
Health
Town hall offers veterans a chance to connect with VA officials
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is holding another listening session in Juneau tonight.
Walker introduces Medicaid expansion bill
He has introduced a standalone bill that would allow the state to accept federal funding for Medicaid expansion, while also offering some reform measures.
Premera cyberattack exposes thousands of Alaskans’ data
About 650,000 current and former Alaskans are among the 11 million people potentially affected by a cyberattack of Premera.
Medicaid reform bill introduced in Alaska Senate
A Medicaid reform bill has been filed in the Alaska Senate. Many Republican legislators have said reform of the state’s low-income health care program must happen before they accept federal dollars to expand it.
Budget consideration sparks Medicaid debate
Democrats have proposed 22 amendments, and discussion of the bill is expected to last into the late hours. The minority opened with an effort to restore Medicaid expansion to the budget.
Senate Republicans preview Medicaid reform bill
Senator Pete Kelly, a Fairbanks Republican, previewed a bill he is planning to introduce this week to reform the current Medicaid system.
Medicaid expansion event brings out lawmakers, Davidson
Legislators, aides and others heard an alternate viewpoint on Medicaid expansion from a senior fellow with an organization that has referred to the “dangers” expansion poses in states that opt for it.
Researcher in Dillingham to investigate Alaska’s high sexual assault rate
According to an FBI report, there were 80 reported rapes per 100,000 Alaskan residents in 2012 — that was the highest in the country.
Nearly $1 billion needed to modernize rural sanitation systems
Last year the state put about $9 million and federal agencies put $51 million toward rural sanitation in Alaska. The combined $60 million is less than half of allocations 10 years ago.