Beginning in July, there will be a Department of Health that would continue to do most of the work of the current department, like overseeing the Medicaid program, and a Department of Family and Community Services, to oversee foster care, juvenile justice, Alaska Pioneer Homes and the Alaska Psychiatric Institute.
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.
Alaska Supreme Court hears arguments over public testimony and ANCSA boundaries in redistricting appeals
The appeals centered on whether Anchorage’s South Muldoon neighborhood should be paired with Eagle River in a Senate district, Skagway should be in a House district with downtown Juneau or the Mendenhall Valley, and Valdez and part of Mat-Su should share a House district.
State leaders mourn the loss US Rep. Don Young: ‘Alaska’s Alaskan’
State leaders from across the political spectrum reacted with shock and sadness to the news of the death of Rep. Don Young on Friday.
Alaska House committee proposes using part of rising oil money to fund schools a year ahead of time
The amount is roughly one-third of the additional $3.6 billion the Department of Revenue forecast the state will receive in its spring revenue update on Tuesday.
Dunleavy calls for big dividends as Alaska’s revenue forecast increases by billions
Gov. Mike Dunleavy urged the Legislature to send some of the money to Alaskans in the form of $3,700 in permanent fund dividends.
Lawmakers issue subpoenas in a move to make Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation board members talk about Rodell firing
The Legislative Budget and Audit Committee voted 10-0 to issue subpoenas to all six of the corporation’s board members, four employees and a Department of Revenue worker.