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Alaska lawmakers this week will address ethics questions raised by redistricting as they seek clarification over whether they can use state resources to send mailings, such as newsletters, to residents outside their elected districts. BECKY BOHRER,Associated Press |
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The Legislature passed the one-third mark for its 2012 session, which started Jan. 17, and it appears a bruising fight may be shaping up over increased funding for schools as well as for oil and gas tax legislation, which was always considered to be the major issue going into the session. By Tim Bradner, Alaska Journal of Commerce |
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Rising medical costs are biting hard. Health care spending in Alaska is now running at $7.5 billion a year, and if trends continue, it will double by 2020. By Tim Bradner, Alaska Journal of Commerce |
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After five years and nearly two dozen short-term extensions of the Federal Aviation Administration budget, the state that relies on air transportation more than any other can breathe a little easier. By Andrew Jensen, Alaska Journal of Commerce |
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The Alaska Supreme Court has reversed a lower court ruling and reinstated what may be the largest civil fraud judgment in state history. By Andrew Jensen, Alaska Journal of Commerce |
