Juneau Rep. Beth Kerttula on Tuesday made quick work of a question that seemed to flummox House Majority Republicans. “Is the caucus supportive of the idea of having legal same-sex unions in Alaska?” asked Mark Miller of the Juneau Empire. “This is really a civil rights question,” Kerttula said. “And people deserve to live with…
State Government
Stevens to hold hearings on vouchers
The chairman of the Senate Education Committee is speaking out on last week’s decision to pull from his committee a proposed constitutional amendment that would let public money be used for private schools.
Alaska Senate passes bill relaxing cruise ship wastewater discharge rules
House Bill 80 now goes to Governor Sean Parnell for his signature.
Why Attu Island is still fighting WWII
Attu Island is overdue for some spring cleaning. Seventy years after World War II, the island is still littered with shards of old Coke bottles, lead-based batteries, leaking fuel drums and unexploded artillery.
Legislators considering school voucher program
Some legislators are trying to bring vouchers to Alaska. The push for directing state funding to private schools has more momentum than its had in the past.
Sealaska chairman, former Senator Kookesh hospitalized after heart attack
Former state Senator Albert Kookesh was medevaced to Anchorage Monday morning after suffering a heart attack.