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    Alaska Legislature
    Major issues unresolved in legislative session’s final weeks
    Major issues unresolved in legislative session’s final weeks
    By BECKY BOHRER ASSOCIATED PRESS • April 24, 2019 3:00 pm

    Gov. Dunleavy is facing resistance to pieces of his agenda.

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    Sen. David Wilson, R-Wasilla, speaks about his bill to allow residents to donate their Permanent Fund Dividend back to the state’s general fund during a Senate Finance Committee meeting on Monday, April 15, 2019 in Juneau, Alaska. Anne Weske, Director of the Alaska Permanent Fund Dividend, right, also spoke to the committee. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
    Proposed bill suggests new way to send PFD...
    By Ben Hohenstatt • April 17, 2019 12:20 pm

    People could decide to keep or donate money.

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    Senate not shying away from PFD debate
    Senate not shying away from PFD debate
    By Alex McCarthy • April 17, 2019 7:00 am

    They dive into the process next week.

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    Bills look at PFD’s future, spending cap for Legislature
    Bills look at PFD’s future, spending cap for...
    By Alex McCarthy • April 10, 2019 5:30 pm

    One bill is meant to be a “conversation starter.”

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    Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks during a press conference at the Capitol on Tuesday, April 9, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
    Dunleavy impatient, unhappy with House as it dives...
    By Alex McCarthy • April 10, 2019 5:09 pm

    Only one amendment passed Tuesday.

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    Sen. Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak, introduces Senate Bill 22 to the Senate Resources Committee at the Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019. The bill would allow organizations to obtain permits and enhance the habitat of shellfish in hopes of improving the seafood industry. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
    Stevens hopes gov can negotiate with Legislature on...
    By Michael Armstrong • March 20, 2019 5:30 am

    With the Alaska Legislature now in session more than 45 days, the big issue remains the Procrustean budget proposed by…

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    Sen. Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak, introduces Senate Bill 22 to the Senate Resources Committee at the Capitol on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2019. The bill would allow organizations to obtain permits and enhance the habitat of shellfish in hopes of improving the seafood industry. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
    Sen. Stevens visits Friday
    By Michael Armstrong • March 13, 2019 5:30 am

    Sen. Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak, visits the lower Kenai Peninsula for two Town Hall meetings at these times and locations:

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    District 31 Rep. Sarah Vance, R-Homer, waits for results to come in at an election night party at Land’s End Resort on Nov. 6, 2018, in Homer, Alaska. (Photo by Michael Armstrong/Homer News)
    Vance apologizes for video bashing high school students
    By Michael Armstrong • March 13, 2019 5:30 am

    Editor’s note: This article has been updated to correct a direct quote from a Facebook video posted by Rep. Sarah…

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    Kevin Clarkson, Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s choice for Attorney General, answers questions in front of the House Judiciary Committee on Monday, Feb. 25, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
    AG designee says only 10 percent of his...
    By Mollie Barnes • February 27, 2019 3:30 pm

    Clarkson says it’s not his job to support the law, it’s to enforce it.

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    In this Feb. 4, 2019 file photo, former Speaker nominee Rep. Bryce Edgmon, Dillingham, right, shares a laugh with Speaker nominee Rep. David Talerico, R-Healy, as Speaker Pro Tempore Rep. Neal Foster, Nome, presides over the House. Edgmon was elected Speaker of the House on Thursday. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
    A whirlwhind week at the state capitol
    By Kevin Baird Juneau Empire • February 20, 2019 4:30 pm

    Looking back on the week in the Alaska Legislature.

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    Rep. David Talerico, R-Healy, speaks during a press conference with Rep. Sarah Vance, R-Homer, left, and Rep. Colleen Sullivan-Leonard, R-Wasilla, at the Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
    Gov’s budget draws both concern and praise from...
    By Michael Armstrong • February 20, 2019 5:30 am

    Update: The spelling and name of Sen. Natasha von Imhof, R-Anchorage, has been corrected.

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    The Alaska State Capitol. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire File)
    No-bid contract for psychiatric institute raises questions
    By Kevin Baird Juneau Empire • February 13, 2019 4:10 pm

    A previous report advised against privatizing the institute.

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    Andy Jones, Director of the Department of Health and Social Services’ Office of Substance Misuse, right, speak about the fiscal impacts of the opioids on the state along with Michael Duxbury, Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Public Safety, center, and Laura Brooks, Director of Health and Rehabilitation for the Department of Corrections, in front of the Senate Finance Committee on Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019. (Michael Penn | Juneau Empire)
    The opioid crisis costs Alaska more than $1B...
    By Alex McCarthy • February 13, 2019 3:30 pm

    The cost of an epidemic.

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