May 26—JUNEAU — Three Superior Court judges from Anchorage have been nominated to fill an upcoming Alaska Supreme Court vacancy. On Tuesday, the Alaska Judicial Council voted to nominate Danya "Dani" Crosby, Jennifer Stuart Henderson and Yvonne Lamoureux to replace Joel Bolger, who announced his retirement last year. Dunleavy will have 45 days to interview the nominees — all experienced .
Alaska lawmakers open special session on budget, dividends
BECKY BOHRER, Associated Press
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1of8Alaska Senate Senate President Peter Micciche, (R-Soldotna) smiles before convening the Senate for a special session in Juneau, Alaska Thursday, May 20, 2021. Lawmakers on Thursday convened a special session called by Gov. Mike Dunleavy. The special session agenda includes the budget and the dividend paid to residents from the state s oil-wealth fund.Becky Bohrer)/APShow MoreShow Less
2of8Alaska state Rep. Neal Foster, (D-Nome ) and a co-chair of the House Finance Committee speaks to reporters before the start of a special session in Juneau, Alaska Thursday, May 20, 2021. The special session, which began Thursday, was called by Gov. Mike Dunleavy to address the budget and the dividend paid to residents from the state s oil-wealth fund.Becky Bohrer)/APShow MoreShow Less
Dunleavy administration proposes millions for biggest Alaska farming project in decades
Print article JUNEAU The administration of Gov. Mike Dunleavy is seeking $5 million for a 100,000-acre farming project west of the Interior town of Nenana. It’s one of a series of agricultural and land-development projects proposed by the governor in amendments to the annual capital budget, which funds construction and renovation projects across Alaska. Land sales in the new Nenana-Totchaket farming district could take place as soon as fall 2022, said Dave Shady, director of the Alaska Division of Agriculture, and if the project is fully developed, it would be the largest state-funded agricultural venture in Alaska since the failed Delta Barley Project of the 1970s and 1980s.
Prioritizing Outside political donors over Alaska’s families is wrong Author: Heidi Drygas Published 2 hours ago
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Print article In yet another example of prioritizing partisanship over the best interest of Alaskans, Gov. Mike Dunleavy is ending the supplemental federal pandemic unemployment insurance, or UI, benefit of $300 per week on June 12. With this senseless decision, Dunleavy joins several other extreme-right governors in canceling needed unemployment assistance, without addressing any of the structural challenges facing Alaska families as our economy struggles to recover from both a recession and a pandemic. Not coincidentally, some of these states Alabama, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee, Idaho, Arkansas and Arizona have the lowest wages in the country.
Print article JUNEAU Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy will call the state Legislature into two special sessions this summer to address the state budget and the years-long fiscal conflict over the Permanent Fund dividend. The first special session, to begin May 20, will allow the legislators to finish the state’s operating budget. The second session, to begin Aug. 2, intends to fix the imbalance between state revenue and spending on services and the Permanent Fund dividend. “I want the entire thing solved this summer. Alaska wants it solved now. This summer,” he said. In the fiscal year that starts July 1, the state is projecting $4.7 billion in revenue. It would cost approximately $6.7 billion to pay for budgeted state services and a Permanent Fund dividend using the traditional formula in state law. With no dividend, the budget is almost precisely balanced.