Senate Billl 89 also bars organizations like Planned Parenthood from teaching sexual education in public schools.
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Judge declares legislature’s Anchorage LIO lease illegal
“A court finding that this leasing scheme could be sole-sourced would eviscerate the competitive principles of the state procurement code,” wrote Superior Court Judge Patrick McKay.
Walker to lawmakers: Putting off sustainable budget is ‘wholly unacceptable’
In a letter to legislators Wednesday, Gov. Bill Walker said continuing to draw on reserves without a solid plan to stop doing so is “wholly unacceptable.”
House bill would trim oil and gas tax credits, but less than Walker’s plan
The bill would trim the amount of tax credits paid to companies operating in the Cook Inlet.
Walker: No Alaska LNG update before April
Slow negotiations, crashing oil prices and a weak natural gas market have combined to throw the governor’s proposed pipeline timeline into question.
Lawmakers eye earnings of rural energy endowment to fund state budget
Some lawmakers are questioning whether the fund, now worth $900 million, should be committed to benefit only about one in nine Alaskans.