The state Senate overwhelmingly voted Thursday to pass a bill which would limit opioid prescriptions from health providers in the state as well as require training on opioid abuse for medical practitioners.
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Transgender pick for anti-discrimination commission alleges discrimination
Drew Phoenix has served on the Alaska State Commission for Human Rights since February. He’s a transgender man and the only appointee of Gov. Bill Walker to be voted down.
Edgmon to become first Democratic House speaker in 24 years
He said the need to address the state’s fiscal crisis brought the caucus together.
Walker visits Unalaska as cable vessel stops in port
The cable vessel Ile de Sein is on its way to the North Slope, where soon it’ll lay hundreds of miles of fiber optic cable for the Quintillion high-speed internet project.
Another Democrat joins Republican-led Senate majority
Senate Minority Leader Berta Gardner, an Anchorage Democrat, said her caucus members were disappointed.
Legislature’s per diem expenses approach $200K
Lawmakers collected nearly $200,000 in per diem over the course of two special sessions.
Funding cut to Kivalina school could pose legal problem for Legislature
On Wednesday, the Senate Finance committee slashed more than $40 million in state dollars from the capital budget.
Egan: Senate may resurrect bipartisan leadership caucus
Egan says there was a lot of dissatisfaction with the way the Senate was run this year.
With budget shortfalls looming, questions raised about Knik Bridge finances
A bill authorizing the state to build a billion-dollar bridge across the Knik Arm is back for consideration.
Bill to reject pay raises for governor, commissioners moves forward
The Senate Finance Committee advanced the bill on Friday. The pay-raise recommendations come from a non-partisan board that look at factors like cost of living and salaries for comparable positions in other states.