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NEWS: Senate Passes Balanced Operating Budget That Meets the Diverse Needs of Alaskans

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JUNEAU – This afternoon, the Senate passed its version of the state’s operating budget, House Bill 268, on a vote of 17-3. The $6.25 billion operating budget leaves $196 million in surplus revenue available for pending legislation, including the state’s capital budget. The operating budget, crafted by Senate Finance Co-Chair Senator Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, demonstrates […]

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NEWS: Legislature Establishes the Friday before Memorial Day as Veterans’ Poppy Day

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Last Friday, the House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 159, sponsored by Senator Forrest Dunbar, D-Anchorage. The legislation establishes the Friday before Memorial Day as “Veterans’ Poppy Day.” Inspired by historical traditions and the desire to honor and support American soldiers who died in battle.

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NEWS: Senate Judiciary Committee Introduces Omnibus Crime Package

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Juneau – Today, the Alaska State Senate unanimously passed Senate Bill 236, sponsored by Senator Jesse Kiehl, D-Juneau. The bill addresses critical gaps in aid for state-only disasters, providing much-needed support for individuals and communities grappling with the aftermath of natural catastrophes.

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NEWS: Alaska State Senate Passes Legislation Enhancing Disaster Relief for Alaskans

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NEWS: Senate Acts to Provide Timely Benefits to Injured Workers

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JUNEAU – The Alaska Senate moved today to better ensure injured workers receive timely benefits payments with the passage of Senate Bill 183 by a vote of 17 to 1. Sponsored by the Senate Labor and Commerce Committee, the bill would allow the Workers’ Compensation Benefits Guarantee Fund to retain its fiscal year-end balance to

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NEWS: Alaska Senate Takes Steps to Address Crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples

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Juneau – For decades, Alaska has grappled with the harrowing crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Peoples (MMIP), tearing families apart and leaving communities shattered.

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NEWS: Alaska Senate Passes Community Energy Legislation that will Promote Renewable Energy and Lower Electric Costs for Ratepayers

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Juneau – The Alaska Senate passed Senate Bill 152 unanimously today. Sponsored by Senator Bill Wielechowski, D-Anchorage, this legislation aims to expand options for renewable energy development, reduce electric costs for Alaskan ratepayers, and mitigate natural gas shortages by establishing a virtual net metering program for small-scale renewable energy generation.

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NEWS: Senator Elvi Gray-Jackson Welcomes the Alaska Chapter of Make Us Visible to Juneau for American Asian and Pacific Islander Advocacy Day

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JUNEAU – Tomorrow, Senator Elvi Gray-Jackson, D-Anchorage, welcomes the Alaska chapter of Make Us Visible, a grassroots organization that advocates for the inclusion of Asian American and Pacific Islander history curricula in public education.

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NEWS: Legislature Passes Bill Establishing Direct Health Care Agreements

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JUNEAU – Last week, the legislature passed Senate Bill 45, sponsored by Senator David Wilson (R-Wasilla), which seeks to reduce barriers and costs for healthcare services through direct health care agreements, typically paid through a monthly fee.

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NEWS: Senate Passes Balanced Capital Budget Based on Size and Scope of Finance Co-Chairs’ Agreement

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JUNEAU—Today, the Alaska Senate passed Senate Bill 187, otherwise known as the capital budget. The budget totals $450 million of general fund dollars and is carefully crafted to promote infrastructure projects throughout the state, address the state’s backlog of deferred maintenance, support statewide weatherization, and increase resources for food security, among other priorities.

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