May 31, 2016 JUNEAU — Governor Bill Walker thanked the Alaska Legislature today for passing HB 200 and HB 27, which reduce barriers for adoption and boost state efforts to find permanent, stable homes for children living in foster care. The two bills passed the Alaska Senate today by votes of 18-2 and 20-0 respectively, […]
Juneau – Sunday, House Bill 147 passed the Alaska Senate by a unanimous vote. Earlier this month, the bill passed the Alaska House of Representatives, also by a unanimous vote. The bill was the brainchild of the late Rep. Max Gruenberg who passed away suddenly in February at the age of 72 while still in […]
JUNEAU—Governor Bill Walker Monday congratulated Representative Gabrielle LeDoux and the House Judiciary Committee on the passage of House Bill 126, “an Act relating to the administration of military justice.” This bill created a new Alaska Code of Military Justice (ACMJ). The new ACMJ is based primarily on the federal Uniform Code of Military Justice, the […]
Juneau – The Alaska House of Representatives Friday approved a Fiscal Year 2017 statewide operating budget that shaves 10-percent from the current year’s spending levels for day-to-day government services, a historic cut on top of last year’s equal reduction. “Alaskans spoke clearly: cut first, then look at filling the remaining fiscal gap. That’s exactly what […]