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 […]
[dropcap]J[/dropcap]UNEAU – Tuesday, the Senate Finance Committee received a presentation from Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director, Donna Arduin, on Governor Michael Dunleavy’s FY 19 supplemental budget. Major cuts to the bipartisan budget passed in the 2018 legislative session include $20 million in education, $3 million to Village Public Safety Officers (VPSOs), $2 […]