The House passed a resolution that would have allowed both chambers to spend more than a week away from Juneau, but the Senate didn’t consider the measure.
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Senate passes budget, motion funding $1,100 PFD fails
The Alaska Senate passed a state budget by a margin of one vote on Wednesday, the day after the House passed it.
Former senator, longtime Alaska Native leader Albert Kookesh dies
Kookesh was a legendary figure in Southeast Alaska, starting as a star basketball player at Mount Edgecumbe High School.
Alaska lawmakers pass COVID-19 disaster declaration bill, with $8 million in federal food aid on the line
While the disaster declaration expired on Feb. 14, House Bill 76 would make the extension retroactive to that date.
Hoping for a ‘Mississippi miracle,’ Alaska lawmakers push bipartisan reading bill
A bill in the Alaska Senate would intensify interventions for students identified as struggling readers by the time they finish third grade, using help from the state education department to create individual reading plans.
Senate votes to remove Reinbold as chair of Judiciary Committee
The Alaska Senate voted 17-1 to remove Republican Eagle River Sen. Lora Reinbold as chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday.
Alaska Gov. Dunleavy plans remote State of the State speech, citing pandemic ‘complications’
It may be the first time an Alaska governor has not delivered the annual speech in person to the Legislature. The speech will be broadcast at 7 p.m. Thursday on the governor’s Facebook page and public broadcasting.
As early Election Day results roll in, some races are beginning to take shape
But, these are preliminary results, and, as Alaska is the last state in the country to begin to count absentee ballots, the outcome of close races won’t be known for at least a week after Election Day.
Anchorage School Board renames high school after Bettye Davis, Alaska’s 1st Black state senator
Davis was the first Black woman to be elected to Alaska’s state House of Representatives, and the first Black Alaskan elected to the state Senate. She also served three terms on the Anchorage School Board.
Alaska lawmakers pass funding bill, finishing what they came to Juneau to do
Dunleavy thanked the Legislature for approving the plan.