Newsletter
Day 113: 'We need to do something drastic'
A permanent increase to Alaska’s public school funding formula is a step closer to reality.... but, wait, but aren’t schools swimming in money?
Day 112: 'Capitulation would be nice'
We're into the final week and a half of the regular session without a whole lot of resolution on the session's big issues.
Day 108: ‘Show some leadership’
As talk about taxes and fiscal plans loom, we really need to ask the question of where we want to be in the end.
Day 106: 'Expect nothing less'
The House State Affairs Committee gets an earful on the RCV repeal; The Senate Finance Committee gets to work on pensions.
Day 105: The home stretch
We’re into the final stretch of the session, and it’s time for things to get weird.
Day 101: A confetti cannon of unnecessary paperwork
The House Education Committee heard the complaint that the "parents' rights" bill didn't have enough education in it and introduced a new version that makes all classes opt-in.
Day 99: 'God made me, too'
HB99, a housing anti-discrimination bill, advanced today but not without a fair bit of far-right whataboutism.
Day 95: 'Impossible to ignore'
The Alaska Supreme Court's long-awaited ruling on the redistricting saga is out and it's a doozy.
Day 93: Dunleavy changes course and proposes a sales tax
After years of status quo budgets and outlandish plans to raise revenue, Dunleavy is finally backing some new revenue, but there are big questions about its details.
Day 92: ‘About as good as it gets’
About a month later than usual, the House finally passed the budget on Monday, leaving quite a bit of uncertainty for the final month of session.
