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Alaska’s Lisa Murkowski criticizes megabill after voting for it: ‘We’re not there yet’
The Republican senator tried to explain why she advanced a far-right megabill despite serious reservations, but her reasoning ...
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Dunleavy calls special session for August
Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Wednesday called a special session of the Alaska Legislature, limited to his own proposals for ...
Senate rulekeeper deals blows to revised ‘big, beautiful bill’
“We have been successful in removing parts of this bill that hurt families and workers, but the process is not over, and ...
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Growing Alaska's Legislature - Governing
Some Alaska legislators have it even tougher than Wilson. "We actually have a Senate district," she says, "that's almost as big as the state of Indiana." Unless something changes, Alaska's rural ...
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Alaska’s Legislature was in session for four months: Here’s what they did with their time. - Juneau Empire
In addition, a part of the education bill is contingent upon the enactment of Senate Bill 113, which changes the way the state handles corporate income taxes assessed on internet businesses.It ...
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Alaska Legislature launches education funding task force to address finances and future of schools
The Alaska State Legislature has launched a joint bipartisan task force to focus on education funding over the next 18 months ...
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A look at some of the bills that failed to pass the Alaska Legislature this year
Sen. Lyman Hoffman, D-Bethel, listens to discussion on the Senate floor on Wednesday, May 15, 2024. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon) In the last days of their two-year session, Alaska ...
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Alaska medical board asks legislature to ban transgender medicine for minors - MSN
The Alaska State Medical Board is requesting that the state legislature ban transgender medical treatments for minors due to insufficient safety and efficacy data. The seven-member medical panel ...
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Alaska Legislature At Odds Over State Spending - NPR
After Alaska's governor called a special session, feuding lawmakers gathered in two separate cities — making it difficult to reach an agreement on funding measures for the state.
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Legislature votes to allow Alaska prisons to issue state IDs
Sen. Robert Myers, R-North Pole, smiles while talking to another senator on Monday, May 16, 2022, in the Alaska Senate chamber in Juneau. He sponsored a bill both chambers passed that would ...
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Alaska’s Legislature was in session for four months: Here’s what they did with their time. - MSN
Amid a long-running dispute with the executive branch, the Alaska Legislature passed Senate Bill 183, which would require state officials to turn over data in the format requested by the ...
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Alaska medical board asks legislature to ban transgender medicine for minors
The Alaska State Medical Board is requesting that the state legislature ban transgender medical treatments for minors due to insufficient safety and efficacy data. The seven-member medical panel ...