Juneau, AK — Last week, Senator Löki Gale Tobin, D-Anchorage, and Representative Will Stapp, R-Fairbanks, introduced Senate Bill 236 and House Bill 299, known as the Veterans Justice Act, which creates a statewide veteran sentencing program to reduce recidivism and support veterans’ reintegration into society who face certain criminal charges, while upholding public safety in […]
JUNEAU, Alaska — Republican members of the House Finance Committee last week unanimously opposed a committee substitute for the state operating budget that effectively zeroes out the Alaska Permanent Fund dividend. The PFD elimination was part of a new committee substitute (CS) for House Bill 253 (State Operating Budget) that was adopted in committee in […]
Washington, DC— U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) and Angus King (I-ME), Co-Chairs of the U.S. Senate Arctic Caucus, led a bipartisan Congressional Delegation mission to Greenland this past weekend to reinforce relations and respect with the people of the Arctic nation. The trip comes as the American administration has threatened to annex, buy or otherwise take […]
JUNEAU, Alaska — House Bill 39, known as the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children’s Bill of Rights, by Rep. Jamie Allard, R-Eagle River, passed the House of Representatives in a 40-0 vote Tuesday. The legislation addresses language acquisition, parental choice and appropriate accommodation in public schools. Parents select the most suitable method of communication […]
