To this point in the session, the Legislature has been basing its supplemental FY22 and FY23 budget discussions on the oil price and other revenue…… Read More

On March 2, Alaskans gathered at Anchorage’s Town Square Park to voice opposition to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and express solidarity with Ukraine and those affected by the war. Attendees waved flags, held signs, sang, shared stories, and called for … Read More

A few hours ago, Ukrainians in the United States got some very welcome news from the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS): Ukraine has been added to the list of countries whose citizens in the United States are now eligible for Temporary…… Read More

Today, the House debated House Bill 90, a bill introduced last year by Representative Adam Wool (D – Fairbanks) that deals with “rental vehicles…… Read More

With the entrance of State Senator Elvi Gray-Jackson into the Alaska U.S. Senate race, there are now effectively two prominent Democrats for voters to consider in the August primary election. Gray-Jackson’s record shows that she is reliably…… Read More

The halfway point of the “90-day” session is fast approaching, but by all accounts it will go the constitutional 121-day limit – which is mid-May. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R- Alaska) addressed a joint session of the Legislature, the first time … Read More

Earlier this week Legislative Finance (LegFin) made a presentation to the Senate Finance Committee on the Committee’s two proposed fiscal plan bills…… Read More

According to the State of Alaska’s annual Executive Compensation and Travel Report for 2021, Governor Mike Dunleavy (R – Alaska), his Chief of Staff Randy…… Read More

Trey Capers is a United States citizen who moved to Juneau in 1980 after spending two years in the Air Force. He was 19 at the time. He drove a cab for…… Read More

We are more than a month into the “90-day” legislative session. Things have been relatively quiet in Juneau other than the occasional weird committee meeting. The big news this week was a judge ruled in favor of some of the … Read More