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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 ...
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Bill requiring car rental apps to collect Alaska taxes avoids second veto
Alaskans who rent out their cars on platforms like Turo and Getaround are no longer required to collect and submit state ...
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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 ...
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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 is America's worst state for business in 2025 as falling oil prices sink economy
A big drop in crude prices year over year leaves Alaska, reliant on oil for revenue, at the bottom of CNBC’s annual Top ...
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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 ...
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Dunleavy tells Republicans to skip part of special session to prevent veto overrides
Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced Wednesday morning a special session would be called to debate the topics of education reform and ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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Dunleavy calls special session for August
Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Wednesday called a special session of the Alaska Legislature, limited to his own proposals for ...
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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 ...
Murkowski, Sullivan sought to insulate Alaska from the harshest impacts of the budget reconciliation bill. Will it be enough?
As congressional Republicans passed a bill that will add new red tape to federal safety net programs, a statewide audit has found that Alaska's Department of Health is routinely failing to abide by ...