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Independent Expenditure Group Launches to Protect Alaska from Devastating Budget Cuts

By Cordelia Kellie | Defend Alaska on Jul 25, 2019   General News, Politics  

Independent Expenditure Group Launches to Protect Alaska from Devastating Budget Cuts

  Anchorage, AK –  Defend Alaska, a nonpartisan independent expenditure group, has formed in response to the legislature’s inability to overturn Governor Dunleavy’s budget vetoes.  “We thank every legislator who, understanding the complexities of our state, stood with Alaskans in voting to override the Governor’s vetoes. With accountability for our elected leaders ultimately residing with […]

House Majority Members Speak out Against Governor’s Tax on Elders

By Austin Baird | Akleg on Jul 2, 2019   Featured, Politics, State  

House Majority Members Speak out Against Governor’s Tax on Elders

  JUNEAU – Governor Mike Dunleavy on Friday unveiled unprecedented budget vetoes that will burden Alaska’s most financially at-risk elders, unless the Legislature achieves the three-quarter vote required to override the governor’s decision. The governor’s cuts eliminate the Senior Benefits Program, which provides essential monthly payments to thousands of fixed-income seniors: 1,742 elders with monthly […]

Indigenous Leaders Demand Action on Climate

By Dawnell Smith | Trustees for Alaska on Jun 19, 2019   Featured, The Arctic and Alaska Science  

Indigenous Leaders Demand Action on Climate

  Elders, Hunters, and Scientists Agree on Climate Impacts to Food and  Water  FORT YUKON, AK—Indigenous leaders from throughout the United States gathered last week to talk about the climate crisis and its impact on food security during a three-day Indigenous Climate Summit in Fort Yukon.  “Our traditional hunters and scientists tell us that the climate […]

Legislature Passes Bill to keep Pioneer Homes Affordable

By Austin Baird | Akleg on May 13, 2019   Featured, Politics, State  

Legislature Passes Bill to keep Pioneer Homes Affordable

  HB96 blocks massive rate increases, limits future increases to match inflation JUNEAU – The Alaska House of Representatives on Friday passed House Bill 96 with broad bipartisan support on a 35-to-4 vote. The legislation would block massive rate increases and keep Pioneer Homes affordable by limiting future cost increases to match inflation. “Pioneer Homes […]

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