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Updated: Sep. 3, 2020 at 4:52 PM AKDT
|By BECKY BOHRER
Knopp was one of seven people who died in a plane collision shortly before the Republican primary in which he was running.
Updated: Aug. 26, 2020 at 12:31 AM AKDT
|By Beth Verge
Alaska’s attorney general has resigned from his post following accusations of inappropriate conduct with a state employee. Since then, Gov. Mike Dunleavy has accepted his resignation, and an interim attorney general has been named, but who will official become the state’s top attorney remains unclear.
Updated: Aug. 24, 2020 at 11:44 PM AKDT
|By Beth Verge
More unemployment insurance benefits will soon be in the hands of Alaskans following word from the Federal Emergency Management Agency that one of the state’s requests for additional grant funding has been approved.
Updated: Jun. 1, 2020 at 6:50 PM AKDT
|By Sean Maguire
The deadline to file to run for the Alaska Legislature in 2020 passed on Monday. Candidates face challenges campaigning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Updated: May. 20, 2020 at 9:35 AM AKDT
|By Sean Maguire
The Alaska Legislature has adjourned after approving the governor’s plan to spend over $1 billion in federal coronavirus funding.
Updated: May. 19, 2020 at 10:01 AM AKDT
|By Associated Press
It passed the House 38-1, with Republican Rep. David Eastman of Wasilla voting no.
Updated: May. 18, 2020 at 11:32 AM AKDT
|By Hank Davis
After postponing their session in March, the legislature is reconvening in Juneau to appropriate $1.5 billion in CARES Act funding. Less the a week remains before they reach the constitutional deadline for the end of session.
Updated: May. 17, 2020 at 10:36 AM AKDT
|By KTUU Digital Staff
Nikiski Republican Rep. Ben Carpenter sparked controversy on Friday when he compared coronavirus restrictions at the Alaska State Capitol with Nazi labeling of Jews. Now, he's tried to clarify those comments
Updated: May. 15, 2020 at 1:54 PM AKDT
|By Rebecca Palsha
The Alaska Legislature is planning to reconvene for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began with the senate going back to work Monday at 2 p.m.
Updated: May. 14, 2020 at 2:57 PM AKDT
|By Sean Maguire
The Alaska Legislature is set to reconvene after a lawsuit filed in Juneau Superior Court challenged the process used to disburse $1.5 billion in federal coronavirus funding.
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Updated: May. 11, 2020 at 6:54 PM AKDT
|By Hank Davis
There is still division among lawmakers over pushing through a set of revised guidelines for CARES Act appropriations from the governor's office -- or reconvening in Juneau and forming a separate plan for distributing the money.
Updated: May. 1, 2020 at 3:22 PM AKDT
|By Beth Verge
The state Legislative Budget & Audit Committee on Friday authorized $125 million of the state's CARES Act funding for certain items.
Updated: Apr. 28, 2020 at 7:13 PM AKDT
|By Sean Maguire
Communities across Alaska are waiting to see how much federal coronavirus aid is made available to them, and they are seeking more guidance for how the money can be spent.
Updated: Apr. 24, 2020 at 10:42 AM AKDT
|By Sean Maguire
Lawmakers are facing a stark fiscal reality from a coronavirus-impacted oil price crash.
Updated: Apr. 22, 2020 at 7:10 PM AKDT
|By Sean Maguire
The State of Alaska has officially received $1.25 billion in federal coronavirus relief but questions are still being raised about how it can be spent.
Updated: Apr. 15, 2020 at 1:10 PM AKDT
|By Sean Maguire
Alaska lawmakers are asking if the governor can use federal coronavirus funding to cover big vetoes he made to the budget. Additional guidance from the feds is expected shortly.
Updated: Apr. 9, 2020 at 3:14 PM AKDT
|By Mary Kate Burgess
Alaska State Rep. Jennifer Johnston, R-Anchorage, is receiving backlash over comments she made to the Alaska Journal of Commerce about why the state was not releasing the PFD in the spring and instead will release it in the fall as usual.
Updated: Apr. 7, 2020 at 12:53 PM AKDT
|By Sean Maguire
Gov. Mike Dunleavy has vetoed roughly $261 million in state funds from the budget for the next fiscal year but federal funding will be used to cover many of those reduced spending items.
Updated: Apr. 2, 2020 at 7:39 PM AKDT
|By Sean Maguire
An annual audit of state government found dozens of outstanding issues, particularly with the Department of Revenue and its refusal to share oil and gas tax information with the auditor.
Updated: Apr. 2, 2020 at 11:38 AM AKDT
|By Sean Maguire
The Alaska Supreme Court wants more information deciding whether an election to recall the governor should take place.
Updated: Mar. 31, 2020 at 2:07 PM AKDT
|By Sean Maguire
With the impact of COVID-19, the State of Alaska’s fiscal outlook is bleaker than ever, making for an extremely tough budgetary environment when the Legislature next convenes.
Updated: Mar. 29, 2020 at 1:39 AM AKDT
|By Sean Maguire
The Alaska Legislature has passed a budget that delivers a roughly $1,000 Permanent Fund dividend check in October to eligible Alaskans.
Updated: Mar. 29, 2020 at 12:44 AM AKDT
|By Sean Maguire
The Alaska Legislature has passed a coronavirus relief package. The bill includes provisions to help needy Alaskans during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Updated: Mar. 27, 2020 at 2:09 PM AKDT
|By Sean Maguire
A group of Alaska lawmakers are calling on Gov. Mike Dunleavy to implement a statewide shelter-in-place mandate to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2020 at 2:43 PM AKDT
|By Sean Maguire
Alaska Senate calls for a $1,000 additional PFD payment to tackle COVID-19 crisis. The payment would still need to be approved by a conference committee and signed by the governor.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2020 at 6:39 PM AKDT
|By Hank Davis
The Senate's $612 million supplemental budget sought to allocate more than $30 million dollars to community assistance and COVID-19 response measures, but funding for items separate from the issue drew criticism in the House.
Updated: Mar. 13, 2020 at 12:06 PM AKDT
|By Kortnie Horazdovsky
Alaska State Rep. Gabrielle LeDoux, R-Anchorage, is facing felony and misdemeanor voter misconduct charges, state Department of Law officials announced Friday.
Updated: Mar. 8, 2020 at 11:24 AM AKDT
|By Becky Bohrer, Associated Press
The Alaska House has voted to remove Republican Rep. David Eastman from his committee assignments, at least temporarily, suggesting a breaking point within his GOP caucus.
Updated: Mar. 5, 2020 at 10:27 PM AKST
|By Derek Minemyer
The Senate Finance Committee on Thursday took up, among other items, discussion around billions of dollars of deferred maintenance to state facilities.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2020 at 6:41 PM AKST
|By Sean Maguire
The Alaska House of Representatives passed an operating budget Tuesday afternoon for the upcoming fiscal year but the Permanent Fund dividend will be considered through other legislation.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2020 at 5:11 PM AKST
|By Sean Maguire
The coronavirus epidemic is seeing global stock markets seesaw and oil prices drop. Alaska’s fiscal situation is not immune from the uncertainty but experts urge caution in reading too much into day-to-day fluctuations.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2020 at 6:43 PM AKST
|By Sean Maguire
Gloomy global fiscal climate acted as a backdrop to debates in the House about the future of the Permanent Fund.
Updated: Feb. 27, 2020 at 9:26 PM AKST
|By Derek Minemyer
The Alaska Senate passed a bill Thursday that would change state alcohol laws. Anchorage bar owners and alcohol manufacturers are divided on the fairness of the bill.
Updated: Feb. 27, 2020 at 3:25 PM AKST
|By Sean Maguire
Prominent Alaska businessman and former legislator John Binkley is planning to form a group to oppose the effort to recall the governor from office. It's just one of two new groups against the recall.
Updated: Feb. 26, 2020 at 6:27 PM AKST
|By Sean Maguire
The Alaska Department of Transportation announced that it had contracted with a private company for two round-trips from Juneau.
Updated: Feb. 26, 2020 at 5:59 PM AKST
|By Sean Maguire
A supplemental budget passed through the House of Representatives as debates over the next fiscal year's budget are going much more smoothly than last year.
Updated: Feb. 25, 2020 at 6:17 PM AKST
|By Sean Maguire
The Alaska Legislature held its first hearing on an initiative that seeks to raise taxes on oil companies that operate the state’s three legacy fields
Updated: Feb. 21, 2020 at 6:27 PM AKST
|By Sean Maguire
The compromise would see some changes for brewery, winery and distillery tasting rooms, including clarification of which events can be held on their premises.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2020 at 3:50 PM AKST
|By The Associated Press
House Republicans have voted to confirm Glenn “Mike” Prax to a seat vacated when longtime Rep. Tammie Wilson resigned last month.
Updated: Feb. 20, 2020 at 6:29 PM AKST
|By Sean Maguire
The deadline is fast approaching for Alaskans to get a new type of driver’s license that will allow them to fly on commercial airplanes, in rural Alaska there is a rush to ensure residents are compliant in time.
Updated: Feb. 20, 2020 at 5:07 PM AKST
|By Kortnie Horazdovsky
Kotzebue Rep. John Lincoln, an Independent, announced Thursday that he will not seek re-election.
Updated: Feb. 19, 2020 at 7:16 PM AKST
|By Sean Maguire
Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced his picks on Wednesday for a working group tasked with creating a sustainable long-term plan for the Alaska Marine Highway System.
Updated: Feb. 19, 2020 at 6:00 PM AKST
|By Becky Bohrer, Associated Press
Alaska's attorney general says his department will review a sole-source contract awarded to the grandson of a major donor to a group that worked to elect Gov. Mike Dunleavy.
Updated: Feb. 19, 2020 at 3:29 PM AKST
|By Becky Bohrer, Associated Press
Alaska's governor has proposed supplemental payouts to residents from the state's oil-wealth fund of about $1,300, which would be on top of the roughly $1,600 checks they received last fall.
Updated: Feb. 18, 2020 at 6:37 PM AKST
|By KTUU News
Gov. Mike Dunleavy appointed Glenn 'Mike' Prax to fill the House District 3 vacated by former Republican North Pole Rep. Tammie Wilson.
Updated: Feb. 18, 2020 at 2:17 PM AKST
|By Sean Maguire
In her annual address to a joint session of the Alaska Legislature, Sen. Lisa Murkowski complained of deep division in Washington D.C. following the conclusion of the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2020 at 6:46 PM AKST
|By Sean Maguire
As the Legislature writes its budget for the next fiscal year, debates about the future of the Permanent Fund dividend are expected in the second half of the legislative session.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2020 at 6:45 PM AKST
|By Hank Davis
HB249 would establish a public corporation to oversee the Alaska Marine Highway System's operations. Rep. Louise Stutes says it would spare the system from instability caused by administrative turnover.
Updated: Feb. 15, 2020 at 12:49 PM AKST
|By Associated Press
The Juneau Empire reports that a bi-partisan group of 17 lawmakers has co-sponsored a bill calling for the State of Alaska to officially recognize 229 tribes already recognized federally .
Updated: Feb. 14, 2020 at 11:12 AM AKST
|By Sean Maguire
The Department of Revenue is shelving a project to study the state’s oil tax system after determining that a draft report submitted in December needed “substantial additional work and review.”