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NEWS: Legislature Passes Alaska Work and Save Retirement Program

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Juneau, AK – The Alaska Legislature passed Senate Bill 21, known as the Alaska Work and Save Program. Sponsored by Senator Bill Wielechowski, D-Anchorage, Representative Costello, R-Anchorage, and Representative Saddler, R-Chugiak, this legislation establishes a state-managed auto-IRA program for private-sector workers who lack access to employer-sponsored retirement plans. Under this program, private-sector employees are enrolled […]

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NEWS: Alaska Legislature Passes Bill to Expand Early Intervention Services for Young Children

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JUNEAU, AK – On Sunday, the Alaska State Legislature passed Senate Bill 178, which expands access to the state’s Infant Learning Program (ILP) for children with developmental delays. The bill was sponsored by the Senate Health and Social Services Committee and championed by the Alaska Legislature’s Children’s Caucus.

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NEWS: Expansion of Youth Mental Health and Suicide Prevention Resources Passes Alaska Legislature

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Juneau, Alaska — Yesterday, the House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 41, sponsored by Senator Elvi Gray-Jackson (D-Anchorage). Senate Bill 41 expands access to critical mental health resources, improves continuity of care for young Alaskans, and helps address Alaska’s persistently high suicide rates, especially in communities where access to services can be limited.

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NEWS: Senate Passes Legislation Establishing Consumer Electronics Repair Rights

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JUNEAU, Alaska — Today, the Alaska Senate passed Senate Bill 111, sponsored by Senator Forrest Dunbar (D-Anchorage). The legislation establishes a “Right to Repair” for Alaskans’ consumer electronics, requiring manufacturers to make the documentation, tools, and parts needed to repair digital equipment available to owners and independent repair technicians. Currently, manufacturers withhold this information and

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NEWS: Senate Passes a Balanced FY27 Operating Budget with $46 Million in Reserves for 2027 Supplemental Needs

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Juneau, AK – Today, the Alaska State Senate passed, by a vote of 17-3, a fiscally responsible operating budget. House Bill 263 is balanced on an average oil price of $73 per barrel, $2 below the Department of Revenue’s spring forecast. The budget plan leaves $46 million unspent for supplemental needs in the next legislative

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NEWS: Governor Dunleavy Vetoes Bipartisan Election Reform Bill

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JUNEAU, Alaska — Today, Governor Mike Dunleavy vetoed Senate Bill 64, a bipartisan election reform package nearly a decade in the making that passed the Legislature 39-20 with support from Republican, Democratic, and Nonpartisan lawmakers. The bill addressed long-standing issues in Alaska’s elections, from bloated voter rolls, rejected military ballots, slow results, and gaps in

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NEWS: Alaska Legislature Passes Senate Bill 40 Recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month

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JUNEAU, AK — Today, the Alaska State Legislature passed Senate Bill 40, by Senator Elvi Gray-Jackson (D-Anchorage), formally recognizing Hispanic Heritage Month, observed annually from September 15 to October 15. The legislation celebrates the rich cultural contributions of Hispanic and Latino communities across the state.

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NEWS: Legislature Passes Modest Defined Benefit Pension Plan for Public Employees

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JUNEAU, AK – Yesterday, the Senate passed House Bill 78, reestablishing a defined benefit retirement plan for teachers, public safety officers, and public employees, by a vote of 12-8. Today, the House of Representatives concurred with the Senate version. House Bill 78, sponsored by the House Finance Committee, is a fiscally responsible path to recruit

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NEWS: Senate Passes FY27 Capital Budget Focused on Deferred Maintenance for Public Schools

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Juneau, AK – Today, the Alaska State Senate approved Senate Bill 214, the Fiscal Year 2027 Capital Budget. This budget includes a prudent spending plan that allocates a total of $248 million from Unrestricted General Funds (UGF) and unlocks nearly $2 billion in federal matching funds for important projects across the state. A highlight of

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