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The legislature failed to override Gov. Dunleavy's veto of a $680 per-student funding increase by just one vote. The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District will now craft a budget with no legislative funding increase in advance of a May 1 deadline to present a balanced budget.
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Senate Bill 171 would align the in-state hunting and fishing license requirements with PFD eligibility. Sen. Jesse Bjorkman says it would help preserve in-state bag limits and hunting opportunities for residents.
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Since it convened last Tuesday, the Alaska Legislature has considered an override of the governor’s 2023 education funding veto, and a bill containing a modest BSA increase. Kenai Peninsula residents weighed in on that bill, many saying the increase was not good enough to counter inflation and keep schools functioning.
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Sen. Jesse Bjorkman and Rep. Sarah Vance have both prefiled bills for the upcoming legislative session.
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Senator Jesse Bjorkman and Representatives Ben Carpenter and Justin Ruffridge attended a discussion Monday, where Kenai Peninsula Borough School District board members discussed the district's legislative priorities, and heard from lawmakers about theirs.
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Department of Transportation officials talked the Sterling safety corridor, Kenai Spur, Cooper Landing Bypass and more in a legislative town hall Thursday.
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The bill would put lumber grading in the hands of local producers. It flew through the legislature this spring, and was signed into law Wednesday.
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Soldotna Rep. Justin Ruffridge has released an accompanying bill to one introduced in the Senate by Jesse Bjorkman. The bill would allow Cook Inlet set-netters to sell their permits back to the state.
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A bill designed to put the lumber grading process in the hands of local producers is now only waiting on a signature from Gov. Dunleavy.
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Volcanic ash from an eruption in eastern Russia has affected more than 100 Alaska Airlines flights, including those of Rep. Ben Carpenter and Sen. Jesse Bjorkman.