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Newsletter Vol 2 Issue 5
Mid-session blues… No news from the Governor yet on the fate of SB140. Gov. Dunleavy has until March 14th to either sign, or veto, or let the bill stand without his signature. Even if he [...]
Newsletter Vol 2 Issue 4
Education Compromise House News: During the last two weeks in the House of Representatives, the sessions have centered around SB 140 - Internet for Schools. The House Rules committee modified it to include a number [...]
Newsletter Vol 2 Issue 3
It’s a Leap Year! At this time of year, it always seems like things are moving ever so slowly. Sure, there are a lot of committee meetings, and bills assigned. But there aren’t many decisions [...]
Newsletter Vol 2 Issue 2
Repeal Ranked Choice Voting moves forward As the session gets moving, more of the bills are lined up for hearings. You can go to AKLEG.org and find out the current status of bills, listen to audio [...]
Newsletter Vol 2 Issue 1
The 2024 Legislative Session begins! As the 2024 Legislative session kicks off, we begin by welcoming in an election year. All of the House of Representative members are up for election, as well as half [...]
What to Know: Week 1
As the 2024 Legislative session kicks off, we begin by welcoming in an election year. All of the House of Representative members are up for election, as well as half of the Senators. Here's how [...]
Governor’s Budget – Highlights
In December, Governor Dunleavy released his budget for the second session of the 33rd Legislature. Recap of the process The Governor submits a budget. The Legislature reviews it, then adds, changes and/or deletes parts [...]
Pre-file Bills January 2024
Here is a recap of the pre-file bills that were filed prior to the start of the session that may be of interest to our members. Should any of these move forward and get added [...]
Legislative Newsletters
Did you miss a newsletter? Want to know what happened in previous years? Here's a list of our emailed newsletters. 2024 Newsletters 2023 Newsletters
HB129 Voter Registration and HB4 Repeal Rank Choice Voting Meeting
HB 129 VOTER REGISTRATION Sponsored by the House Judiciary Committee chaired by Rep. Vance (R-Homer). AND HB 4 ELECTIONS:REPEAL RANK CHOICE/OPEN PRIMARY Sponsored by REPRESENTATIVES VANCE, Rauscher, McCabe, Tomaszewski There were a number of hearings [...]