[dropcap]A[/dropcap]NCHORAGE-Today, Senator-elect Scott Kawasaki (D-Fairbanks) and Representative Geran Tarr (D-Anchorage) have pre-filed legislation in their respective bodies to extend the State Suicide Prevention Council to June 30, 2027. Without legislative action the Council is set to terminate this year. In August 2018, Legislative Audit conducted a review of the State Suicide Prevention Council and […]
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]nchorage – Former state legislator Bettye Davis passed away earlier this week at the age of 80. Davis was a member of the Alaska House of Representatives and the Alaska State Senate, the first African American woman to represent Alaskans in each body. She was also a member of the Anchorage School Board and […]
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]NCHORAGE – Monday, a group of current and newly-elected lawmakers sent a letter to Governor-elect Mike Dunleavy requesting him to reconsider his mandate to have possibly over 800 non-political at-will state employees submit letters of resignation and reapply through a non-state hosted website if they want to keep their jobs and work for the new […]
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]NCHORAGE – Sunday Alaska Senate Democrats announced their Caucus leadership while acknowledging the formation of an all-Republican Majority Caucus. “We congratulate Senator Giessel on putting her organization together, but are disappointed that our request for a Caucus of the Whole was not accepted by the other party,” said Senator Tom Begich (D-Anchorage). Believing that […]
