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Last year (2019), Gov Dunleavy's initial budget proposed approx $1B in spending cuts. B/w the pushback last year and this session's supplemental, virtually all of that was rolled back b/c

Matt Acuña Buxton

On the first day of Alaska's early in-person voting, 3,726 votes were cast, according to data from Division of Elections sent this morning.1,784 by independents944 by Democrats888 by Republicans 78

Andrew Kitchenman

The Alaska House has returned to its debate over proposed budget amendments after a lunch break. Amendment 40, from Eastman, would say it's the Legislature's intent that state worker union

Matt Acuña Buxton

Gov. Dunleavy's Tuesday COVID update is underway. Today he's going to roll out his plans to reopen "certain sectors of the economy." He says it'll take a while to get

Matt Acuña Buxton

The House State Affairs Committee is onto HB5, Rep. Tarr's bill on updating and reforming the state's sexual assault laws. The first amendment by Eastman would make marriage as a

Matt Acuña Buxton

The House State Affairs Committee is underway with a hearing on the elections reform initiative.The http://akl.tv link doesn't seem to be working so it's audio-only on @GavelAlaska: https://ktoo.org/gavel/video/?clientID=21474

Quick thread on Alaska's U.S. Senate race, since people have been asking about it this morning.Dem-endorsed independent Al Gross, who's trailing by nearly 60,000 votes put out a memo this

#akleg Earlier today @dimond_chris posted a bunch of 1918 newspaper clippings. It was amazing to see how similar that experience was. Masks, quarantine, social distancing, business closures, fears for the

#akleg House Speaker Edgmon: Today, the #akgov announced significant vetoes to Alaska’s operating budget and to his own supplemental budget acting under the assumption that reductions could be back-filled with

Alaska is exempting hundreds of businesses from health mandates. But it’s keeping their plans secret, for now. (thread)#AKleg https://www.alaskapublic.org/2020/04/14/alaska-is-exempting-some-businesses-from-health-mandates-but-its-keeping-their-plans

#akleg Re: Yes on 2I think there are a couple reasons for opposition. For some it's a fear of losing their walled garden of influence. I don't have a good

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ICYMI: (thread) Yesterday, @adndotcom published a story about how Republican fundraisers are continuing in person, undeterred by the president's infection or state public health guidance. https://www.adn.com/politics/2020/10/04/alaska-r

A thread on a cool thing that's happening in Alaska media right now:Two of the state's largest media organizations, @adndotcom and @AKpublicnews, have been working together to share election coverage

Today: #akleg HD36 Republican candidate Leslie Becker was confronted by protesters at her event in Metlakatla, the state's only Native reservation — opponents outnumbered allies. A fiery afternoon. (THREAD) "You're

1/ FREEDOM MAP - BIG UPDATE. Exciting news & critical time for action. 12 states so far committed to disallow Vaccine Passports. This thread summarizes map changes, things to consider,