A House bill would limit individual contributions to candidates to $2,000 over two 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.
Gov. Dunleavy proposes suspending motor fuel taxes through June 2023
Dunleavy said the suspension would help Alaskans affected by rising fuel prices and inflation.
Retired public employees and state settle long-running legal dispute over medical, dental benefits
The Alaska Constitution says that public employee retirement benefits “shall not be diminished or impaired.” But the state and retirees have differed on how to interpret this guarantee.
Alaska House bill would start process to rename highway named after convicted war criminal
A member of a group that represents Asian and Pacific Islander people in Alaska says changing the name would recognize the role Filipino Americans have played in the state for 100 years.
Alaska sees a swift drop in the value of its Russian investments and looks to sell
Revenue Commissioner Lucinda Mahoney said the value of state-held Russian investments has declined from $267 million at the end of 2021 to a current estimate of no more than $15 million.
Alaska House committee drafts budget with $2,500 total for PFD and energy relief check
The budget proposal unveiled on Friday by the House Finance Committee would spend over $4 billion in state funding to run state government. That’s $148 million more than Dunleavy proposed.