The United States Senate will resume debate Friday morning on a bill passed by the House of Representatives late Thursday that will fund government operations beyond midnight Friday. U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledged in a tweet just hours before the debate resumes that Democratic votes are needed to approve the measure. But he suggested Democrats’ […]
An excited crowd of volunteers, supporters and spokespeople gathered at the Division of Elections office early this morning as Yes for Salmon – the group behind a ballot initiative that would update the state’s law governing development in salmon habitat – submitted 49,500 signatures to Division of Elections, more than enough to qualify the initiative […]
Juneau – The House Rules Committee met earlier today to review the results of the investigation into allegations of sexual harassment by former Representative Dean Westlake against a legislative staffer. Westlake resigned last month as the State Representative for District 40. During today’s meeting, the members of the Rules Committee agreed to release the report […]
Juneau – Representative Sam Kito III (D-Juneau) pre-filed a resolution on Friday seeking to amend the Alaska Constitution to impose term limits for members of the Alaska Legislature. If approved, House Joint Resolution 27 would place a Constitutional Amendment before the voters of Alaska. HJR 27 allows a lawmaker to serve continuously for up to […]