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NEWS: Governor Dunleavy Cuts Historic BSA Funding with Budget Line-Item Vetoes

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ANCHORAGE, AK – This evening, Governor Mike Dunleavy announced his line-item vetoes to the FY 2026 Operating Budget, which included a $200 targeted reduction per student to the Base Student Allocation (BSA), an action no other Alaska Governor has done in state history. Earlier this year, through bipartisanship of both the House and the Senate, […]

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NEWS: Alaska Legislature Appoints Task Force to Focus on Education Funding

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Anchorage, AK – In May, the Alaska State Legislature overrode a gubernatorial veto to ensure that House Bill 57 would become law. The bill included a $700 increase to base student funding and authorized a multi-year Task Force on Education Funding.

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NEWS: Legislature Passes Bill to Support Alaska Fishing Families and Strengthen CFAB Lending

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JUNEAU, AK — Yesterday, the Alaska Legislature passed Senate Bill 156, preserving a vital financial tool for Alaska commercial fishing families. The bill invests in the Commercial Fishing and Agriculture Bank (CFAB), letting them match the low interest rates on commercial fishing loans the legislature and governor adopted in the 2024 legislative session.

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NEWS: Alaska Legislature Passes Bill to End Predatory Payday Lending Practices

Dunbar-Press, Press / jenn.gifford

JUNEAU, AK — Today, the Alaska Legislature passed Senate Bill 39, which caps interest rates on payday loans at 36% APR, the same rate applied to other consumer loans in Alaska. The legislation, sponsored by Senator Forrest Dunbar, D-Anchorage, in the Senate and Representative Ted Eischeid, D-Anchorage, in the House, closes a special exemption in

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NEWS: Alaska Legislature Unanimously Passes SB 137 to Extend Four State Boards

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JUNEAU – On May 20th, the Alaska House of Representatives unanimously passed Senate Bill 137, legislation sponsored by Senator Jesse Bjorkman (R-Nikiski), to extend the sunset dates for four state boards. The boards allow Alaskans to have a voice in the oversight of their industries and to protect the public through careful consideration of parole requests.

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NEWS: Legislature Passes SB 132 to Update Alaska Insurance Laws and Strengthen Consumer Protections

Bjorkman-Press, Press / jenn.gifford

JUNEAU, AK – Today, Senate Bill 132, sponsored by Senator Jesse Bjorkman, R-Nikiski, through the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee that he chairs, passed the Alaska House of Representatives unanimously. The omnibus bill makes a number of updates and improvements to the laws that regulate the insurance industry in Alaska.

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NEWS: Alaska Legislature Passes Resolutions Urging Congress to Keep Health Care Coverage For Alaskans

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Juneau, AK — The Alaska Legislature passed Senate Joint Resolution 15 and House Joint Resolution 9, which urge Alaska’s congressional delegation to oppose federal cuts to Medicaid funding and extend enhanced premium tax credits under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) beyond their 2025 year-end expiration.

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NEWS: Alaska Legislature Urges Congress to Restore State’s Full Share of Federal Resource Revenues

Bjorkman-Press, Press / jenn.gifford

JUNEAU, AK – Today, the Alaska House passed Senate Joint Resolution 19, sponsored by Senator Jesse Bjorkman (R-Nikiski), encouraging Congress to honor Alaska’s birthright of the 90/10 split of revenue from mineral production on federal lands, as guaranteed by the Alaska Statehood Compact.

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NEWS: Alaska Legislature Passes Legislation to Streamline Medical Prior Authorizations

Bjorkman-Press, Press / jenn.gifford

JUNEAU, AK – Today, the Alaska House unanimously passed Senate Bill 133. Sponsored by Senator Jesse Bjorkman (R-Nikiski) through the Labor and Commerce Committee that he chairs. The bill will make it faster and easier for Alaskans to get medical care and prescriptions approved by their health insurance.

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NEWS: Alaska Legislature Passes Resolution Urging Congress to Act on the Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act

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JUNEAU, AK – Today, the Alaska State Legislature passed Senate Joint Resolution 16, sponsored by Senator Elvi Gray-Jackson, D-Anchorage, a resolution urging Congress to advance the federal Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act, a federal policy proposal aimed at improving access to medically necessary treatments for individuals born with congenital anomalies, such as Hypohidrotic Ectodermal Dysplasias.

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