House Bill 123 sets up a body within the ABC Board to start doing exactly what voters opted for on Ballot Measure 2: regulating marijuana like alcohol.
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New rules for National Guard to wait until next year
At a hearing on Tuesday, Chair Gabrielle LeDoux said that the bill will not make it to the floor before the Legislature gavels out.
House passes bill to seize federal lands
Lawmakers are moving legislation to seize nearly 170 million acres of federal land in Alaska.
At National Guard confirmation hearing, the political becomes personal
At a pair of confirmation hearings on Tuesday, Laurie Hummel was asked about her plans for reforming the Guard, and went through a personal line of questioning along the way.
Anchorage Legislators consider ways to cut capital costs
Before heading to Juneau, Anchorage Legislators are listening to community input on ways to cut state spending.
State House passes bill limiting Medicaid payments for abortion
The Alaska State House narrowly passed a bill that would put limits on state Medicaid payments for abortion.
Final vote on abortion bill delayed after divisive amendment process
The Alaska State House opened debate on a bill putting limits on state Medicaid payments for abortions on Thursday, only to shelve it and delay a final vote to Sunday.
Alaska legislature forwards Erin’s Law
House Bill 233, requiring school districts to implement sexual abuse education, gets bipartisan support.
Family planning services axed from abortion bill
After being shelved for nearly a year, a bill meant to limit Medicaid payouts for abortion is back – and it’s missing a component that made it more agreeable to the Legislature’s social moderates.
Should local funding of public schools be optional?
“Onerous.” “Inequitable.” “Unconstitutional.” Those are just some of the words North Pole Republican Tammie Wilson uses to describe the contribution local governments are required to make to their school districts.