JUNEAU – Monday, SB 199 was introduced by Senator Bill Wielechowski (D-Anchorage) to inform and educate Alaskans about the health effects of harmful food additives. Synthetic food dyes were first identified as potentially harmful in the 1970s. Since then, numerous dyes such as Green #1, Red #1, Red #2, and Violet #1 have been banned […]
JUNEAU – Senator Bill Wielechowski (D – Anchorage) Monday introduced SB188, the Protect the Permanent Fund Dividend Act, which would require that any funds appropriated out of the Earnings Reserve Account of the Permanent Fund, with the exception of those used for inflation proofing or issuing PFD checks, must be repaid. This repayment would come […]
Juneau — Monday, Representative Matt Claman (D-Anchorage) introduced legislation that limits state power by repealing statutes that allow the state to not renew occupational licenses for defaulting on a student loan. “This bill supports students and limits government overreach by eliminating unnecessary statutes that are not in use currently and should not be used,” said […]
(SOLDOTNA, Alaska) – Since making a large bust which resulted in upwards of 8,000 grams of Spice from a tobacco shop along the Sterling Highway, Sergeant Robert Hunter hasn’t heard of a single law enforcement contact or overdose involving the substance. “That’s huge for us,” Sergeant Hunter, unit supervisor of the Soldotna Statewide Drug Enforcement […]