This year, the most controversial provision has been one that limits the number of tasting rooms for breweries, distilleries and wineries.
Andrew Kitchenman
State Government Reporter, Alaska Public Media & KTOO
State government plays an outsized role in the life of Alaskans. As the state continues to go through the painful process of deciding what its priorities are, I bring Alaskans to the scene of a government in transition.
Budget work at Alaska House delayed as COVID cases surge, caucuses differ on masks
House Speaker Stutes said she plans to resume work on the state budget on Monday, in the hope that the peak in cases would have crested by then.
Legislators are divided over what to call state payments to Alaskans and the message it would send
House majority members say describing the entire $2,550 payment as a dividend would set expectations that PFDs would be that size every year.
State Sen. Elvi Gray-Jackson has suspended her US Senate campaign
On Friday she announced plans to run for reelection to her current seat in the state Legislature.
An Alaska politics recap: From redistricting lawsuits to a Capitol COVID outbreak
The state Supreme court ruled on redistricting last week, the House plans to take up the budget in a few days — and there’s yet another conflict about mask-wearing on the House floor.
Special election dates announced to fill Alaska’s sole seat in US House
There will be two special elections this summer to fill that vacancy: a special primary election by mail on June 11 and a special election to pick the winner on Aug. 16.