(Anchorage, AK) – Today, at the Associated General Contractors of Alaska office in Anchorage, Governor Michael J. Dunleavy signed into law Senate Bill 2002, the Fiscal Year 2020 capital budget which properly captures nearly $1 billion in federal transportation and infrastructure funding, provides necessary resources to enact public safety legislation, and reinstates funding for […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) today issued the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 3877, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019. The bill passed the Senate by a vote of 67 to 28 and now heads to the President to be signed into law. “This bipartisan agreement is necessary […]
Lawmakers respond to demand for balance between core services, dividend amount JUNEAU – The House of Representatives and Senate each voted Monday to pass legislation that restores funding for many essential programs and services that were vetoed by the governor. Overall, two-thirds of Alaska lawmakers voted for House Bill 2001, which restores 80 percent […]
SB2002 will be taken up again later this month in effort to achieve supermajority support JUNEAU – For the second day in a row, legislation that would fund the capital budget ahead of a key July 31 deadline to receive $1 billion in federal funding for highway and construction projects fell short of achieving […]
