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Alaska Senate unanimously rejects automatic salary hikes for top state officials
The Alaska Senate essentially rejected giving themselves and other state leaders automatic pay raises linked to inflation ...
Alaska Senate votes against inflation-adjusted pay for legislators and state execs
Members of the Alaska Senate voted 19-0 against a proposal that would automatically adjust the salaries of state legislators ...
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Alaska legislators petition federal government to maintain name of Denali
With stamps of approval from the Alaska House of Representatives and Senate, the federal government will receive a petition ...
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Alaska Senate rejects automatic pay increases for the state’s top political leaders
All present members of the Senate voted in favor of the bill rejecting the recommendations. Sen. Donny Olson, a Golovin Democrat, has been absent from the Capitol since suffering a “medical event” on ...
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Alaska lawmakers push back on Trump's Mount Denali name change
President Donald Trump's order to change the name of the highest mountain in the US faced pushback Friday from members of his ...
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Alaska’s US senators sign letter demanding faster implementation of Social Security benefits expansion
The Social Security Administration says it will take a year to implement a change expanding benefits to public sector workers ...
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Alaska Legislature formally opposes Trump's renaming of Denali as Mount McKinley
Trump issued the order renaming Denali after President William McKinley on his first day back in office. The decision sparked ...
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Alaska Legislature adopts resolution asking to keep Denali as name of North America’s tallest peak
The Alaska Senate unanimously adopted a resolution Friday calling on President Donald Trump to reverse his order changing the ...
Alaska Legislature asks Trump to retain Denali’s name instead of changing it to Mount McKinley
The Alaska Legislature passed a resolution Friday urging President Donald Trump to reverse course and retain the name of ...
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Sen. Lyman Hoffman says it’s ‘the most difficult year’ he’s seen for balancing Alaska’s budget
Sen. Lyman Hoffman (D-Bethel) spoke from his Juneau office with KYUK about what’s on his mind as the legislative session gets ...
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Seeking to avoid public education fight, Alaska lawmakers plan quiet talks
At Gov. Dunleavy’s suggestion, a team of negotiators from his office will meet with select legislators starting Tuesday ...
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Alaska Senate unanimously rejects automatic salary hikes for top state officials
The Alaska Senate essentially rejected giving themselves and other state leaders automatic pay raises linked to inflation with the unanimous passage of a bill Friday that rejects a commission’s ...