Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s proposed state budget draws over $3 billion more than planned from the Alaska Permanent Fund. That puts the budget on a collision course with a state law meant to build the fund in the future.
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Legislative leaders call on Gov. Dunleavy to call special session to extend disaster declaration
In a letter earlier this week, Anchorage Republican Senate President Cathy Giessel and Dillingham independent House Speaker Bryce Edgmon asked Dunleavy to either call the session or to appeal to legislators to hold one.
‘Nothing to do but wait’: Alaska counted less than half of all ballots on Election Night
Ballots that won’t be counted until next week will likely favor independents and Democratic candidates.
With deadline looming, Dunleavy and legislative leaders exchange letters on a potential special session
A law passed in March extended the governor’s disaster declaration until Nov. 15. Health care and municipal organizations recently urged another extension, saying the declaration is needed to allow them to better respond to the pandemic.
In the wake of Pebble Tapes, scrutiny for state involvement in wetlands mitigation plan
Company spokesperson Mike Heatwole confirmed that Pebble set up two camps in mid-July to map wetlands in the Koktuli drainage to meet the Corps’ new mitigation requirement.
Pandemic dominates discussions as AFN convention goes virtual
With the coronavirus making an in-person convention unsafe, the state’s largest annual gathering of Indigenous people came together virtually.
With new letter, Alaska GOP Gov. Dunleavy stands alone in Pebble’s defense
This week Gov. Dunleavy rejected calls to condemn Pebble and stop his administration’s work on it.
Alaska candidates promise painless budget cuts, but experts say not so fast
Veterans of state budget battles say that after years of spending cuts, it’s unlikely that further reductions can fill much of the deficit without major impacts to services.
Upcoming end to Alaska’s disaster declaration has hospitals concerned
It’s not clear to hospitals and nursing homes if the state’s disaster response would remain consistent with the federal response, which could put their flexibility at risk.
Edgmon and Stutes ask Dunleavy to keep his distance from Pebble’s permit quest
Two legislative leaders wrote the governor Tuesday saying the state shouldn’t provide land for a mitigation plan that mine developers hope will win them a federal permit.