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4 days ago | 
yahoo.com | Sean Maguire |Seán Maguire
May 10—JUNEAU — Gov. Mike Dunleavy wants the Alaska Legislature to form a "joint team" with his administration to forge a long-term fiscal plan for the state. The Legislature is grappling this year with a substantial deficit and a dire fiscal outlook due to diminished oil revenue. The Senate approved an austere budget this week ahead of final negotiations with the House. Lawmakers have warned the state's fiscal outlook likely will be even more dire next year.
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6 days ago | 
adn.com | Sean Maguire |Seán Maguire
JUNEAU — Alaska school superintendents said Thursday that Gov. Mike Dunleavy told them he would veto a bipartisan education bill, and potentially reduce school funding in the budget, unless the Legislature approves his education policy priorities. The Legislature broadly approved House Bill 57 last month. It includes an annual $177 million school funding increase, and a suite of policies intended to improve Alaska’s bottom-of-the-nation test scores.
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1 week ago | 
adn.com | Sean Maguire |Seán Maguire
JUNEAU — The Alaska Senate on Monday unanimously advanced a measure requiring greater legislative oversight of the state’s oil and gas tax collections. Since 2019, the Alaska Department of Revenue has declined to provide the Legislature’s auditor with oil and gas tax data in the format requested. Lawmakers have been frustrated that they don’t have a full picture of those tax collections that can total hundreds of millions of dollars per year.
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1 week ago | 
adn.com | Sean Maguire |Seán Maguire
JUNEAU — The Alaska Legislature is set to recognize and honor the state’s close relationship with Canada. Since returning to the White House, President Donald Trump has upended U.S. relations with Canada by threatening to annex the country and by imposing tariffs on Alaska’s eastern neighbor. In response, the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia is considering a toll on trucks that bring goods through Canada to Alaska.
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1 week ago | 
adn.com | Sean Maguire |Seán Maguire
JUNEAU — Just under 18 months out from next year’s general election, two Republicans have filed to run for governor next year: Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom and former Fairbanks Sen. Click Bishop. Bishop and Dahlstrom on Monday both filed letters of intent to run for Alaska governor in next year’s general election. That filing allows Dahlstrom and Bishop to start making campaign expenditures and to fundraise. A letter of intent is the first step to formally announcing a candidacy for office. Gov.
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1 week ago | 
gazettextra.com | Sean Maguire |Seán Maguire
By Sean Maguire - Anchorage Daily News (TNS) JUNEAU, Alaska - Former Fairbanks Sen. Click Bishop on Monday filed a letter of intent to run for Alaska governor in next year's general election. Bishop, a Republican, served in the state Senate for 12 years starting in 2013. He is the first person to file a letter of intent for the 2026 gubernatorial election. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.
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1 week ago | 
dailygazette.com | Sean Maguire |Seán Maguire
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1 week ago | 
dailyitem.com | Sean Maguire |Seán Maguire
JUNEAU, Alaska — Former Fairbanks Sen. Click Bishop on Monday filed a letter of intent to run for Alaska governor in next year’s general election. Bishop, a Republican, served in the state Senate for 12 years starting in 2013. He is the first person to file a letter of intent for the 2026 gubernatorial election. kAmv@G] |:<6 sF?=62GJ[ p=2D<2’D `aE9 8@G6C?@C[ :D 4FCC6?E=J :? 9:D D64@?5 E6C>] %96 p=2D<2 r@?DE:EFE:@?
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1 week ago | 
gazettextra.com | Sean Maguire |Seán Maguire
Child care advocates are urging the Alaska Legislature to include at least $14 million in this year's budget to help stabilize a sector in crisis. Last month, the House passed its version of the operating budget with $7.7 million in grants for child care providers and $6.1 million in child care subsidies for families. The Senate's current draft budget does not include the same appropriations, which has led advocates to call for that funding to be included. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.
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1 week ago | 
thederrick.com | Sean Maguire |Seán Maguire
Child care advocates are urging the Alaska Legislature to include at least $14 million in this year's budget to help stabilize a sector in crisis. Last month, the House passed its version of the operating budget with $7.7 million in grants for child care providers and $6.1 million in child care subsidies for families. The Senate's current draft budget does not include the same appropriations, which has led advocates to call for that funding to be included.
