Rep. Kreiss-Tomkins: Proposal balances State of Alaska’s immediate, long-term needs JUNEAU – The House Finance Committee on Monday passed House Bill 31, a proposal sponsored by Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins (D-Sitka). If passed into law, the bill will transfer $8 billion from the Permanent Fund earnings reserve account into the constitutionally-protected principal of the Permanent […]
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 […]
[dropcap]J[/dropcap]uneau – Monday, the Alaska House of Representatives created the first ever House Special Committee on Tribal Affairs. Creation of such a committee has long been a goal of Representative Bryce Edgmon (I-Dillingham), Alaska’s first Alaska Native Speaker of the House. “We’ve never had a committee to deal solely with tribal issues in the […]
Repeal Would Cause Premium Price Hikes and Larger Budget Deficits Juneau – Today, Representatives Tiffany Zulkosky (D-Bethel) and Zack Fields (D-Anchorage) released a report outlining the potential impacts of repealing Medicaid expansion in Alaska. Medicaid expansion was implemented in 2015 to provide medical insurance coverage to a portion of Alaskans who live just above the […]