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A new legal filing makes a compelling argument for why the public needs to be able to scrutinize federal law enforcement ...
Federal Budget Bill Will Slash Jobs in Energy, Construction, Health, and Public Sector to Finance Tax Cuts for Billionaires As the U.S. Senate passes the federal budget bill, Alaska House Labor and ...
Senate rulekeeper deals blows to revised ‘big, beautiful bill’ A Medicaid carveout for Alaska was among the “Byrd bath” casualties.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is facing strong pushback from members of the GOP conference over the Finance Committee’s piece of President Trump’s tax and spending bill, wh… ...
Senate Finance Committee Chair Mike Crapo released the Senate’s long-awaited version of President Donald Trump’s agenda, including provisions on Medicaid, taxes and renewable-energy tax credits.
Apr. 11—JUNEAU — The Alaska House on Friday voted to shrink the Permanent Fund dividend in its draft budget over objections by the Republican minority about the chaotic process used to advance ...
JUNEAU — The Alaska House’s budget is stuck, with disagreements on the size of the Permanent Fund dividend, school funding and the size of the budget itself. The House Finance Committee last ...
Jan. 24—JUNEAU — A member of the Alaska House majority on Friday introduced legislation that would increase Alaska's public school funding by more than 35%, marking the beginning of what will ...
The bipartisan caucuses who will control the Alaska House and Senate have announced their committee chairs. The biggest changes will come in the House as it flips from a Republican-led coalition ...
The newly aligned Alaska House and Senate could increase the chances of more of their priority legislation becoming law.
Funding Alaska schools in a stable way, addressing energy needs, reforming public employee retirements and balancing the state budget are the top priorities for the state House of Representatives ...
The biggest changes will come in the House as it flips from a Republican-led coalition to one mostly made up of Democrats and independents.