Facing huge problems, the Alaska Legislature still hasn’t decided who’s in charge Published January 17
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Print article JUNEAU Days before the start of the 32nd Alaska State Legislature, the Alaska House and the Alaska Senate are leaderless, leaving the Legislature unable to address pressing state issues. “There’s nothing new to report,” said Rep. Bryce Edgmon, I-Dillingham, the House speaker for the past four years. “We’re working away at it here,” said Rep. Steve Thompson, R-Fairbanks, “but right now, mum’s the word.” With neither half of the Legislature organized, lawmakers will be unable to consider Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s proposal to pay nearly $5,000 to each Alaska resident this year. Election-reform measures proposed by Republicans cannot be advanced. Police-reform measures supported by Democrats will also languish.
COVID, transparency, and LGBTQ-related bills teed up for Alaska’s 2021 legislative session Emily Boerger | Jan 11, 2021
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Among the list are several pandemic-related pieces of legislation. House Bill 4 would exempt businesses and employees from liability for “sickness, death, economic loss, and other damages suffered by a customer” who is exposed to COVID-19 while patronizing the business, unless there is intentional misconduct or gross negligence. House Bill 1 would require an audit of CARES Act expenditures for the community assistance program and direct grants to communities and municipalities. The audit would be due to the legislature January 20, 2022.
Also related to the pandemic, Rep. Andy Josephson has pre-filed HB 45, which would help assure compensation for frontline workers – such as EMTs, paramedics, providers, and teachers – for illness-related absences during disaster emergencies due to contagious disease o
Tip or no holiday tip? Etiquette for letter carriers, dog walkers, and other VIPs
Letter carrier Tom Tryon visits a home in Croydon on December 4, 2018. DAVID MAIALETTI / Staff Photographer
Editor’s note: This article was published in 2018. If you decide to give tips in person, you should take precautions against contracting COVID-19. Tom Beggs’ holiday tips have run the gamut. A garbage collector in the King of Prussia area for the last decade, Beggs has received winter gloves, sweatshirts, homemade sweets, and Wawa gift cards.
Tons of Wawa gift cards, he said. Beggs, 31, of Brookhaven, appreciates any and all tips, he said, and especially loves when customers come out to his big, blue Republic Services trash truck to give the gifts in person. His ideal tip comes in the form of cash, which he then uses to buy Christmas presents for his family and friends.
Governor s Budget Proposes Economic Recovery Payment to Alaskans, Job Creation & Infrastructure Development
Overall Budget Cut $290 Million
Posted & Edited By MARY KAUFFMAN
Tuesday PM (SitNews) Anchorage, Alaska - Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy announced his Fiscal Year 2022 (FY22) budget package Friday,
A Path Forward, with the goal of stabilizing the state’s economy in the wake of a devastating global pandemic which he says honors his commitment to Alaskans. According to the governor, the FY22 budget creates efficiencies within government, implements the basis for a stable fiscal future, puts money into Alaskans’ hands, and prioritizes job creation and infrastructure development.
Governor Dunleavy said, “This year has presented Alaskans with challenges unlike any we’ve experienced in this lifetime. The widespread global pandemic led to economic devastation for every sector of Alaska’s economy. In the face of this, Alaskans adapted