“They’re calling it GTA, grand theft Anchorage, right now,” said Rep. Lora Reinbold, who says she wants to repeal Senate Bill 91. “It’s outrageous, what’s going on in the city that I love.”
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Bill seeks to prevent lawmakers from easily voting to financially benefit themselves
Grenn said Alaska is the only state in the country that makes it so easy for lawmakers with conflicts of interest to vote.
Low-turnout primary could lead to five House incumbents losing
Three Republican incumbents and two Democrats who caucused with the Republicans trailed their opponents in a primary that drew only 15 percent of voters
Reinbold to repay per diem payments after rival raises concern
According to the Legislative Affairs Agency, Reinbold told staff she had not been aware she had received the money, and that she would repay it.
Alaska has the highest level of state spending, but that’s not the whole story
The amount of proposed state spending directly controlled by the legislature was projected to be nearly 25 percent more per person than any other state in the current fiscal year.
Lawmaker sends questionable email on Medicaid expansion
A Republican lawmaker from Eagle River sent an e-mail Friday attempting to rally opposition to Medicaid expansion.
House passes Arctic policy bill
The bill lays out the state’s values concerning the Arctic, and provides a general sense of direction for how lawmakers would like to see it developed.
State House OKs refinery subsidy plan
The Alaska State House has a approved a deal to give the state’s refineries – and one fertilizer plant — up to $200 million in subsidies.
Concerns raised over how drug testing bill would affect bush Alaska
A bill that would allow the state to drug test recipients of cash assistance programs got its first hearing on Tuesday.
Legislators considering school voucher program
Some legislators are trying to bring vouchers to Alaska. The push for directing state funding to private schools has more momentum than its had in the past.