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    Alaska Legislature
    Several members of the Alaksa House of Representatives were absent form a floor session Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2021, but after a quiet first week lawmakers are scheduled to hold committee meetings through the end of the week. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)
    COVID cases delay Senate
    By Peter Segall • October 13, 2021 2:30 am

    Still slow going.

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    The doors of the Alaska Senate chambers were shut Friday, Oct. 8, 2021, a week into the Alaska State Legislature's fourth special session of the year. Gov. Mike Dunleavy called lawmakers to session to resolve the state's longterm fiscal issues, but the same divisions that have kept lawmakers from finding resolution before are still in place. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)
    A week into special session, work hasn’t begun
    By Peter Segall • October 13, 2021 2:30 am

    Quiet day at the Capitol.

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    Speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives Louise Stutes, R-Kodiak, and House Minority Leader Cathy Tilton, R-Wasilla, step outside the House chambers on Monday, Oct. 4, 2021, to discuss a message from the Senate. Lawmakers entered their fourth special session Monday, with a resolution to hold committee meetings remotely. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)
    4th special session gets off to a slow...
    By Peter Segall • October 6, 2021 2:30 am

    Lawmakers discuss making legislative work remote

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    Lawmakers will return to the Alaska State Capitol, seen here on Sept. 24, for a fourth special session. Gov. Mike Dunleavy's office confirmed the start date of the next session will be changed from a Friday to a Monday. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)
    Next special session to begin Monday, not Friday
    By Peter Segall • September 29, 2021 2:30 am

    Fourth special session.

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    The doors of the Alaska State Capitol were open Friday, Sept. 24, 2021, though the Alaska State Legislature was not in session. They will be soon, however, as Gov. Mike Dunleavy has called a fourth special session of the year. Lawmakers receive a per diem for days in session, and with so many special sessions those costs can add up. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)
    Per diem for special sessions? It’s up to...
    By Peter Segall • September 29, 2021 2:30 am

    They have options.

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    Senate Majority Leader Shelley Hughes, R-Palmer, right, speaks with Senate President Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna, and Sen. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, during a floor debate in the Alaska Senate over vaccine mandates on Friday, Sept. 10, 2021. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)
    Vaccine mandate debate roils Alaska
    By Peter Segall • September 15, 2021 6:30 am

    Mandate minefield.

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    This photo shows Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaking at a July 2021 news conference.In a statement on Tuesday, Dunleavy said he would not veto the $1,100 Permanent Fund dividend passed by the Legislature. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire File)
    Dunleavy says he won’t veto ‘partial’ PFD, calls...
    By Ben Hohenstatt • September 15, 2021 2:30 am

    Legislature is set to meet in Juneau on Oct. 1.

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    Peter Segall / Juneau Empire
Sen. Lora Reinbold, R-Eagle River, holds a news conference in front of the doors to the Senate chambers on Thursday, March 4, 2021.
    State senator suspended by airline seeks Senate excusal
    By Becky Bohrer Associated Press • September 15, 2021 2:30 am

    She requested the excusal from Saturday through Jan. 15.

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    Senators converse during an At Ease in a floor session of the Alaska State Senate on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021. Senators passed a budget bill with a Permanent Fund Dividend of $1,100, but there's disagreement over the fund sources that may lead to legal action. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)
    Senate passes budget bill, $1,100 PFD hours before...
    By Peter Segall • September 15, 2021 2:30 am

    Next stop: The governor’s desk.

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    Lawmakers at the Alaska State Capitol, seen here in this Jun. 7, file photo, heard a bill that would make it easier for hospitals to hire workers from other states on Tuesday, with only a week left in the Legislature's third special session of the year. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire file)
    Lawmakers fast-track bill to aid health care hiring
    By Peter Segall • September 8, 2021 2:30 am

    Workers are strained.

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    House Speaker Louise Stutes, R-Kodiak, center, leaves the House chambers on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021 following marathon floor sessions that morning and Monday night. The House passed an appropriations bill but not before members of the minority voiced deep objections. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)
    House passes budget bill, calls for $1,100 PFD
    By Peter Segall • September 1, 2021 2:30 am

    Fractious floor sessions.

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    Rep. Ivy Sponholz, D-Anchorage, left, listens as Legislative Finance Director Alexei Painter gives a presentation to the House Ways and Means Committee on Monday, Aug. 23, 2021. Lawmakers have less than 30 days to try and both complete the state's budget and find resolution on the state's long term fiscal problems. (Peter Segall / Juneau Empire)
    Legislators aim to finish budget, find fiscal solutions
    By Peter Segall • August 25, 2021 3:30 am

    Less than 30 days.

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    Michael Penn / Juneau Empire File
The Alaska State Capitol.
    Dividend size is a sticking point for special...
    By Becky Bohrer Associated Press • August 18, 2021 6:30 am

    Debate over the check size in recent years has become politically charged and overshadowed issues.

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