Newsletter
AKLEG: Sine Die
In this edition, I’ll be breaking down four things that caught my attention… then taking another nap.
AKLEG Day 119: 'Destroying an ant with a bulldozer'
While Republicans seemed split between simmering transphobia and complete apathy to the issue, the House Minority didn’t make it easy or fast with a slate of amendments that consumed all of Saturday.
AKLEG Day 116: 'A major waste'
The final countdown.
AKLEG Day 114: 'Cover-yourself behavior'
While some trustees are eager to investigate embarrassing leaks, others are more focused on the conditions that caused them.
AKLEG Day 113: 'Baubles and trinkets'
A look at a change to the carbon storage bill to close a "loophole" that has long frustrated critics of the state's oil and gas industry.
AKLEG Day 112: 'Mischaracterizes and misreads'
The problem with the legislative fixes is that they restore guardrails to the home-school program, firmly shutting the lid on the cookie jar that Dunleavy and his allies had their hand in.
AKLEG Day 106: 'Deep reservations'
Legislators give Board of Education member Bob Griffin a major thumbs down.
AKLEG Day 105: 'This difficult interaction'
Shocking—shocking!—well-not-that-shocking.
AKLEG Day 101: "Sense of the House"
The lawsuit and its fallout have exposed Alaska’s two-tiered public education system, which many Republicans seem deadset on maintaining.
AKLEG Day 94: Education dividend
In the wake of the home school ruling, Dunleavy sees an opportunity to break down the constitutional barrier that has stopped him from implementing school vouchers.
