Alaska Legislature
Public pension bill passes, legislators get mixed messages on AKLNG beyond ‘less taxes’
Republicans stood by their bold claim that people nowadays just want to work forever.
Republican infighting, the fiscal scree slope, and the troubling practice of exporting inmates, importing gangs could resume
It's the 90th day of the session, and have we really figured anything out?
House approves key social spending boosts in operating budget as Republicans cry foul
For their part, the 19 House Republicans seemed to have about 19 different ideas for what the budget needed to look like to garner their support.
Hello Again, Murkowski's address and a constitutional amendment for public education
A reboot, Murkowski's annual speech sounded a tad more Republican-y than usual and a dedicated fund for K12 advances.
'Delicate balance' election bill clears the House, on track to pass the Legislature
Oil price certainty is in the eye of the beholder. Bipartisan election bill passes with technically bipartisan support. Legislators get some big, bad numbers for rising health care costs.
Even at its second-most volatile point, Alaska can't quit oil
Ultimately, forecasts are just forecasts, and as House Majority Leader Chuck Kopp joked on the House floor on Monday, "the sole purpose of oil price forecasting is to make astrology look respectable."
The oil price roller coaster and Begich's legislative address
Let's unpack the latest tribulations on oil prices through the very best of metaphors – the roller coaster.
As legislators rail against feds accessing voter info, Dunleavy officials say they'd do it again
State officials say they wanted to be good partners with the Trump administration.
A legend lost, a teacher leaves and chilling questions for ICE
Alaska lost one of the best to ever put ink to paper.
A shocking arrest rattles the Legislature and a long-overdue oil tax rewrite lands
It's a bigger problem than just the Anchorage Young Republicans or even the Alaska Republican Party.
