The Alaska House of Representatives ended days of deadlock with an unusual bipartisan triumph late Thursday, voting 38-2 to authorize a major increase in the state’s funding formula for public schools. “I’ve been around for a few years, and tonight really is a historical night. We have flipped the script of a major omnibus bill […] The post With bipartisan action, Alaska House votes to increase public school funding formula appeared first on Alaska Beacon.
Burning coal to make electricity generates significantly more carbon pollution than using natural gas for the same purpose. But a new bill drafted by Sutton Republican Rep. George Rauscher still seeks to define coal-generated electricity as “clean energy” — putting it on the same footing as wind, solar, tidal and hydroelectric power. The proposed legislation, […] The post Alaska lawmaker’s bid to revive stalled green energy policy defines coal as ‘clean’ appeared first on Alaska Beacon.
The Legislature is past the 30-day mark on its 2024 session about a quarter way to the mandatory adjournment on its 120th day, which will be in mid-May.
State legislators were startled at the seriousness of the strain on the Southcentral Alaska natural gas system during recent cold weather as well as new information that imports of liquefied