Alaska Legislature

Gov. Mike Dunleavy asked members of the House Minority Caucus not to attend the first five days of a special legislative session he scheduled for next month to avoid potential veto overrides.

Representative Bill Elam spoke last week about his 2025 legislative efforts, which ranged from education funding to the Alaska LNG Project.

Senator Jesse Bjorkman spoke this week about his 2025 legislative efforts, which ranged from education funding to insurance measures.

The Big Game Commercial Services Board says the position is needed to help process applications, register guides and support the board.

On today’s episode of the Kenai Conversation, we’re checking in with the central peninsula’s three representatives in the Alaska Legislature.

State lawmakers failed to override the governor’s veto of a bill that would have increased funding for K-12 schools by $1,000 per student.

The bill aims to streamline health insurance coverage requests by setting deadlines for providers.

The bills address healthcare, employee sick leave and credit card swipe fees.

The trio heard from dozens of attendees, who voiced thoughts on everything from ranked choice voting, to electronic pull tabs, to the foster care system, to Canada.

House Bill 69 now heads to the Senate, after dozens of amendments, several hours of debate and a somewhat unusual committee process.