News

Gov. Dunleavy allows tax cut for vehicle rentals to go into effect without his signature
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy allowed a bill lowering the state's vehicle rental tax to pass into law Thursday without his signature. The new law resolves a yearslong dispute over whether Alaska's vehicle ...
Alaska Public Media1d
Dunleavy’s office says Alaska has no plans to build ‘Bear Alcatraz’ for ICE detainees
After Fox News raised the idea of a “Bear Alcatraz” ICE facility in Alaska, the office of Gov. Mike Dunleavy said that the ...
KTOO1d
Gov. Dunleavy veto of increase for Alaska child care and infant learning funding draws concerns
The governor cited declining state revenues for the budget vetoes. Legislators and advocates say funding for child care and ...
Alaska Public Media2d
Alaska lawmakers plan rare use of subpoenas to get oil tax data
It’s the latest development in a dispute between the Legislature and Dunleavy administration over whether the state is ...
Alaska Public Media7d
To stymie veto overrides, Dunleavy asks Republicans to skip beginning of special session
Lawmakers have five days at the start of a session to consider veto overrides. The Senate president called Dunleavy's request ...
Frontiersman3d
Governor asks some lawmakers to stay away from special session he called
In a meeting with Republican members of the Alaska House of Representatives on Wednesday, Gov. Mike Dunleavy had what he ...
KTVF on MSN9d
Lawmakers say veto override possible after Dunleavy orders special session
Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced Wednesday morning a special session would be called to debate the topics of education reform and ...
Alaska Public Media8d
Gov. Dunleavy calls for August special legislative session in Juneau
Some legislators said they saw the call as an attempt to prevent lawmakers from overriding the governor’s June vetoes, ...
KTOO9d
Alaska Gov. Dunleavy forces early vote on education veto override with special session in August
Lawmakers must vote in the first five days of the special session on overrides to the governor’s budget vetoes and his vetoes ...
Alaska is America's worst state for business in 2025 as falling oil prices sink economy
Alaska finishes at the bottom of CNBC’s state competitiveness rankings in 2025 with America’s worst state economy. The state ...
GazetteXtra8d
To thwart veto overrides, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy asks House Republicans not to show up to special session he called
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has asked House minority members not to show up for the first five days of an August special session, his spokesperson said Thursday, in order to ...