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Alaskans to comment on directing Permanent Fund earnings to budget rather than, in part, to dividendsBy Andrew Kitchenman, APRN State Government and…

Jan. 22, 2016In his second State of the State address to the Legislature, Governor Bill Walker recapped his first year in office, and described some of…

Legislators get an earful: “stop playing”By Alexandra Gutierrez, APRNFriday for the first time since the regular session adjourned in April, a legislative…

Legislators back away from Anchorage’s pending school debtAlaska lawmakers are attempting to fast-track a bill so the state won't have to help pay for $59…

Aid to needy families, state child support services funding at riskState officials have said federal funding could be on the line if the Legislature does…

A Legislative Conference Committee is going through House and Senate versions of an Omnibus Education bill to identify areas of agreement and sticking…

The state Senate passed an Omnibus Education Bill yesterday that's headed to Conference Committee, where House and Senate members will hammer out…

By law, the Legislature is allotted ninety days in session, but despite meeting into the early hours this morning, it hasn't finished its work. It's…

Governor Sean Parnell says it would be immoral to leave the state's debt to public employees' retirement benefits for future generations to pay, so he's…

The Senate Finance Committee's $2.1 billion budget includes $145 million for a new heating system for the University of Alaska Fairbanks, and $2.1 for a…