House Proposal Would Prevent Legislature from Overspending Permanent Fund

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House Proposal Would Prevent Legislature from Overspending Permanent Fund

  Rep. Kreiss-Tomkins’ resolution “hardens” POMV approach established last year JUNEAU – Representative Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins (D-Sitka) on Wednesday introduced a proposal to fully protect the Alaska Permanent Fund in the constitution. House Joint Resolution 18 would “harden” the percent-of-market-value structure established by the Legislature in 2018’s Senate Bill 26. HJR 18 limits draws from the […]

Rep. Kreiss-Tomkins Files Legislation to Take the Politics Out of Per Diem

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Rep. Kreiss-Tomkins Files Legislation to Take the Politics Out of Per Diem

Juneau – House Bill 181 will move the authority to set legislative session per diem for legislators from Legislative Council (which is composed of legislators), and assign it to the State Officers Compensation Commission, an independent commission composed of Alaska citizens. Since 1994, legislative per diem — the daily rate that legislators receive for lodging, […]