The bills include proposals on tribal compact schools, oil and gas taxes, and a constitutional amendment to lower the bar for overriding budget vetoes.
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Pebble CEO emphasizes mining project’s changes at legislative meeting
Pebble CEO Tom Collier says the organization has addressed concerns raised about the initial project in the most recent permit application.
Legislators quiz Alaska LNG project managers on progress
State-led Alaska gasline project leaders confident on progress, minimize tariff impact during legislative update.
Alaska House reverses itself on full dividend
The House had been stalled for days, when the majority split over the size of the PFD. Six members of the majority reversed their position.
House votes to restore PFDs to full $2,700
The move adds $892 million to the proposed state budget. It’s not clear how the House would fund those dividends — there’s no revenue to offset the increase.
Juneau residents, legislators call for gun reform at March for Our Lives protest
About 200 people gathered outside the Juneau offices of Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan. They called for more gun control legislation, stricter background checks for those buying guns and for legislators to stop accepting money from the NRA.