Dividend checks would be $1,000 for the next three years, and similar amounts after that. The governor has said that without changes to current law, the checks could disappear in as little as three years.
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.
Power Cost Equalization Fund could pay for community assistance
The concept arose from a concern over Senate Bill 210, which would reduce the amount that municipalities receive in revenue sharing.
Senate passes criminal justice overhaul 16-2, sends it to House
The bill would divert nonviolent offenders from prison toward alternative programs. It shifts the focus of bail from people’s ability to pay to the risk they present.
Permanent Fund bills to be a focus in session’s last days
Leading lawmakers say the outcome could be a combination of bills proposed by Gov. Bill Walker, Anchorage Republican Sen. Lesil McGuire and Anchorage Republican Rep. Mike Hawker.
Senate passes concealed carry bill, 13-5
Bill sponsor Fairbanks Republican Sen. Pete Kelly says students would be safer if there were more guns on campus.
Corrections officers union seeks retraction of review, opposes commissioner
Acting Corrections Commissioner Dean Williams says he’s moving forward, to address what he sees as needed changes to the department.