A House bill that would substantially boost school funding has cleared two committees and could be headed for a final vote, but questions remain over how the state would pay for it.
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‘Alaska has become too federally dependent,’ Congressman Begich tells state Legislature
The comments, in his first address to state lawmakers, come as Alaskans reckon with the effects of Trump’s broad efforts to cut government and consolidate his power.
WATCH: U.S. Rep. Nick Begich addresses the Alaska Legislature
This is the Republican Congressman’s first address to the Legislature since winning Alaska’s lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives last November.
Down a member, Alaska House takes unusual step to move education funding bill forward
With one member out battling an illness, the majority could not pass the bill out of the Education Committee along caucus lines. They did so with a floor vote instead.
Alaska Marine Highway System continues to struggle with staffing, officials say
When it comes to engineers and deck officers, the ferry system’s marine director said the situation is getting worse, not better.
Juneau lawmaker’s bill to raise purchasing age, impose state tax on e-cigs sees mixed support
At a House Labor and Commerce Committee meeting on Monday, members of the public weighed in on House Bill 49.