Juneau – Monday, the Alaska Legislature passed a bill to change a state loan program to help Alaska’s fledgling mariculture industry. Participants in the industry often have trouble getting financing through private banks. House Bill 76 amends the current program to allow up to 40 percent of the fund to be used for loans to […]
JUNEAU – House Bill 331 cleared a legislative hurdle on Thursday, passing the House of Representatives, with bipartisan support. The measure must still be approved by the Senate. The measure was introduced by Governor Bill Walker and enables issuance of bonds to pay small oil and gas exploration companies the tax credits they were promised […]
Juneau – Monday, the Alaska Legislature unanimously passed a bill to allow emergency medical services (EMS) providers to recover additional costs for transporting Medicaid patients in Alaska. House Bill 176 makes a change in state law that will help EMS providers recover supplemental reimbursements from the Medicaid program, which currently serves over 200,000 Alaskans. “Allowing […]
JUNEAU – Three legislative hearings over the past days for House Bill 199, “The Wild Salmon Legacy Act,” sponsored by House Fisheries Committee Chair Rep. Louise Stutes (R-Kodiak), have brought in overwhelming public support from Alaskans seeking to update an ineffective and outdated state law governing development in salmon habitat. Ninety percent of Alaskans that […]