Governor Mike Dunleavy and First Lady Rose Dunleavy are grieving the passing of former Senate President Lyda Green. Senator Green passed away peacefully earlier yesterday in Soldotna. “Lyda was more than a colleague and a neighbor, she was a family friend and I counted on her for sound advice, experience and wisdom throughout my time […]
Monday, the Alaska House Coalition sent a formal request to the Speaker of the House to take an official poll of the House to determine whether the legislature will call itself into special session for the purpose of overriding the governor’s vetoes. Under Alaska Statute AS 24.05.100(a)(2), the Speaker of the House “shall initiate a […]
The California senator’s request came as two Democratic lawmakers, including Rep. Ro Khanna, urged her to step down “for the good of the people.” After two fellow Democratic lawmakers urged her to resign, Sen. Dianne Feinstein said Wednesday that she has asked Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to move to temporarily replace her on the […]
This week, Representative Cliff Groh (D-Anchorage) introduced House Bill 153 to increase the oil and gas property tax mill rate which, if passed, would generate significant new revenues and release some of the budget pressure that underpins the legislative tension of recent years. Currently, municipalities can tax up to 20 mills (2%), and if they […]