JUNEAU – Today, Governor Dunleavy took unprecedented action and swept the Alaska Higher Education Investment Fund, which funds Alaska Performance Scholarships (APS), Alaska Education Grants (AEG), and the WWAMI Regional Medical Education Program into the Constitutional Budget Reserve (CBR) account, eliminating funding for these programs. The Higher Education Investment Fund had over $340 million […]
Joint floor session scheduled for 11:30 a.m. in the Alaska State Capitol JUNEAU – The Alaska Legislature will hold a joint floor session Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. in the State Capitol to allow legislators to vote for or against the governor’s operating budget vetoes. The House and Senate scheduled the meeting shortly after gaveling […]
“Save the Alaska State Fair Act” clarifies irregularities in Title 4 of the state’s alcohol license laws (Anchorage) – Alaska Governor Michael J. Dunleavy Friday signed Senate Bill 16 which expands license types under Title 4 of the state’s alcohol license laws. This bill allows alcohol service in areas that had previously operated under […]
The Department of Homeland Security is investigating a report that current and former U.S. Border Patrol agents are part of a Facebook group posting racist, sexist, and violent posts about migrants and Hispanic lawmakers. The ProPublica investigative site says the posts include sexually explicit images and remarks mocking migrant deaths, including the highly publicized […]