A bill that would allow the state to drug test recipients of cash assistance programs got its first hearing on Tuesday.
State Government
Treadwell announces study of Arctic marine shipping
Lieutenant Governor Mead Treadwell announced yesterday a two-hundred thousand dollar, multi-year study of Arctic marine shipping.
Senate Finance Committee produces new version of oil tax bill
Under the Senate finance committee’s substitute, companies would pay lower taxes on oil from the North Slope than they do on shale from the Eagle Ford formation in Texas, the Haynesville formation in Louisiana, or the Bakken formation in North Dakota.
Lawmakers call for more local food production
Less than 5 percent of food consumed in Alaska is harvested in the state, according to a 2007 study by the United States Department of Agriculture.
Lawmakers meet with lobbyists in DC
While the legislature debates whether to cut taxes on oil companies, state lawmakers were in Washington, D.C last week– meeting with oil and gas lobbyists.
Lawmakers remember first session, accomplishments and failures of last 100 years
One hundred years ago this week, the first territorial legislature gathered in Juneau’s Elks Hall.