Summer has finally arrived! The legislative session ended Wednesday (5/18/2022) night with the Legislature passing a budget with only hours to spare. A narrow vote in the House reduced this year s dividend from $3,850 to $3,200. I packed up all
A combination of redistricting and legislative incumbents not seeking re-election will result in a Legislature that looks quite different next year. Due to redistricting, which occurs every ten years per the Alaska Constitution, 59 of 60 legislative seats are up.
Hard to believe it s already May. Only 17 days remain until the constitutional session limit, and still only the House has passed its version of the operating budget. The candidate filing deadline of June 1 is just a month away,
I hope everyone had a good Easter Sunday. I am finally back in Juneau after a bit of a break. Several legislators went home for the Easter weekend. Today is the day 90 of the legislative session, the statutory deadline.
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) A state court judge has raised constitutional concerns with the handling of east Anchorage Senate districts and part of the southeast Alaska map by the board tasked with redrawing the state's political boundaries.