Wednesday, July 2 at 9:30 EST/5:30 p.m. AKDT, the Alaska Democratic Party will host an emergency virtual People’s Town Hall featuring state legislators, including Sen. Jesse Kiehl, Sen. Elvi Gray-Jackson, Rep. Genevieve Mina, Sen. Scott Kawasaki, and Rep. Robyn Burke to talk about the devastating cut to health care Republicans like Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Sen. […]
“Republicans are STILL trying to sell off public lands in their budget bill,” said Sen. Ron Wyden. “If you care about keeping your public lands please make your voice heard.” Ahead of a vote on Republicans’ budget reconciliation package expected as soon as noon Saturday, U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Chair Mike Lee revived […]
Governor Mike Dunleavy signed the Fiscal Year 2026 budget for the State of Alaska on June 12, 2025. After vetoes, the state budget amounts to $14.7 billion. The Spring Revenue Forecast projected $68 per barrel oil in FY2026. However, market dynamics have changed since March. The state has experienced lower oil prices, and oil […]
“The House bill addresses none of the nation’s key economic challenges usefully and exacerbates many of them.” Half a dozen Nobel Prize-winning economists on Monday expressed their “grave concerns” about the sprawling budget reconciliation package passed last month by the Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives, warning that slashing an already frayed social safety net and exploding the […]