The committee will work out differences between the operating budgets passed by both bodies.
Politics
Young: Trump followers are ‘idiots following a pied piper over the edge of the cliff’
Alaska Congressman Don Young said he supports Ohio governor John Kasich.
Feds refuse state request to prosecute former VECO chief Bill Allen
U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said the Justice Department declined to prosecute former VECO owner Bill Allen due to the weakness of admissible evidence.
As budget stopgap, Rep. Olson floats 35 percent PFD tax
With less than two weeks left in the session, Olson decided it was time for House Bill 376, which would apply a 35 percent tax to dividends.
Four Supreme Court nominees submitted to Gov. Walker
Gov. Walker now has about six weeks to name replacement on the bench.
Rep. Young calls for state support of Sturgeon appeal
Young also said that while he’s running for re-election, when the time comes for a successor, Alaskans should choose someone who’s young.