JUNEAU – Wednesday, on a vote of 35-1, the House passed House Joint Resolution 5 by Representative Himschoot calling on the Federal Government and State of Alaska to continue to defend Alaska’s fisheries, including the Southeast Alaska troll fishery and do everything within their power to keep the fishery open. The Southeast Alaska troll salmon […]
JUNEAU–Following comments in a House Judiciary Committee hearing in which Wasilla Rep. David Eastman asserted that child victims of abuse who die represent a “benefit to society” and a “cost savings” to the state, Rep. Andrew Gray moved for the censure of the representative. The motion to censure passed the House by a vote of […]
JUNEAU–Monday, the House voted unanimously in favor of House Joint Resolution 6 in support of the development of the Willow project in the National Petroleum Reserve in Alaska (NPR-A). HJR 6 by Representative Josiah Patkotak urges the Department of the Interior to support the responsible development of resources in the NPR-A and issue a positive […]
JUNEAU – Legislation by Representative Andy Josephson expanding the coverage of anti-discrimination statutes within the state is in the House Labor and Commerce Committee. The Alaska State Commission for Human Rights (ASCHR) exists to assist in the remediation of complaints involving discrimination in employment, places of public accommodation, sale or rental of property, financing and […]