After a day of stalled and canceled meetings, the Alaska Legislature made small advances on a capital budget.
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State House moves to freeze public employee salaries
The five-line bill repeals a 2.5 percent cost-of-living adjustment for non-union public employees, which comprise about 2,000 members of the state workforce.
House passes bill to seize federal lands
Lawmakers are moving legislation to seize nearly 170 million acres of federal land in Alaska.
With Medicaid language stripped from budget, path to expansion uncertain
The move is a setback for the Walker administration, which has made Medicaid expansion a top priority. But the fight may not be over yet.
Alaska’s youth advocate foster care reform at Capitol
Members of the Alaska Youth Policy Summit shared traumatic stories of drug abuse, foster care and mental illness with state legislators on Tuesday.
Murkowski: Obama aims to “starve off” Alaska pipeline
Murkowski says she’s not normally an alarmist, but she thinks President Obama’s actions show he’s trying to starve the Trans-Alaska Pipeline of new oil.