With the expiration of COVID-19 emergency declaration, legislative leaders diverge on strategy moving forward
The state House and Senate are planning different strategies to deal with airport testing, federal aid and more.
The state House and Senate are planning different strategies to deal with airport testing, federal aid and more.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan indicated that Alaska could be the site of future visits, according to Alaska’s senators.
The hearing is would come more than a month after Dunleavy said his administration would no longer participate in hearings led by Sen. Lora Reinbold.
House and Senate members expect to work at least to the session’s constitutional 121-day limit.
Speaker Louise Stutes said that Rep. Geran Tarr, an Anchorage Democrat who previously declined to join the coalition, has changed course.
Alaska’s current tax of 8 cents per gallon (3.8 liters) has not changed since 1970.
“He came pretty close there. He came very close,” said the spouse of Konrad Jackson, a senior aide to Soldotna Republican Sen. Peter Micciche.
The idea would save a half-million dollars per year, but residents of some smaller towns could be forced to pay higher fees.
The proposal is being supported by the same groups who have fought the Anchorage Assembly’s pandemic mitigation measures.
But the state still doesn’t have enough revenue to pay for both a traditional dividend and currently budgeted services.
Two more legislative aides tested positive on Monday.
A resolution asks President Biden to lift a pause on exploration activity within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
A forum for school board candidates begins at 6 p.m. on Zoom, and a forum for mayoral candidates will be streamed on Facebook Live at 7 p.m.
The party’s statewide central committee on Saturday approved a resolution of censure citing Murkowski’s votes on issues including impeachment and the Affordable Care Act.
The goal is providing greater stability and reliability for the system, which has been under enormous financial pressure during Alaska’s budget crisis.
Republican Sen. Lora Reinbold of Eagle River attempted to return to the Capitol on Thursday after being ejected from most in-person activities.
The governor cited “technical issues” and said the idea could return in a different form.
Sen. Lora Reinbold, R-Eagle River, is not following the Capitol’s testing and masking requirements, Senate leaders said.
A House committee voted 6-1 to advance a proposal that could block the move, which was proposed by Gov. Mike Dunleavy.
It’s the second such incident in two days from Sen. Lora Reinbold as legislators enforce a rule that’s been in place since the start of the legislative session.