The proposal was submitted as Senate Bill 74. Juneau, Alaska (KINY) - The governor announced on Friday that his $356 million bond proposal for improvement projects around the state had been submitted to the Legislature as Senate Bill 74.
Notable items in the proposal include $25 million to a grant fund for school maintenance, $29.6 million to University of Alaska infrastructure projects, $5.6 million to the South Tongass Highway in Ketchikan, and $8.3 million to the Craig Harbor.
A full list of proposals is available on the Alaska Legislature website.
HELENA â Montana lawmakers are again considering a previously vetoed measure intended to spur broadband development by offering telecom companies property tax breaks for constructing internet lines.
The measure, proposed by Sen. Jason Ellsworth, R-Hamilton, in this yearâs Legislature as Senate Bill 51, aims to address what lawmakers and lobbyists testifying before the Senate Taxation Committee Tuesday called an obvious gap in 21st-century Montana infrastructure: places where residents still donât have access to reliable broadband.
Participants in last weekâs hearing, however, disagreed about whether the measure would be a step forward in the stateâs efforts to encourage the universal connectivity that can support remote work, schooling and health appointments.