Alaska Legislature

"Same pig, different lipstick." That's what one Alaska State Senator said Friday after a hearing in which the Department of Revenue described the Governor's new tax plan to the Senate Resources Committee. The colorful comment was meant to convey a...

The 27th session of the Alaska Legislature is moving into uncharted territory. Thursday night, by a vote of 14-to-2, the State Senate cast an historic, unprecedented vote to adjourn in the middle of a Special Session. That vote came just 24 hours...

A Defense Department decision to extend Boeing Corp.'s contract for the country's ground-based missile defense system means Alaska's aerospace corporation has lost a possible income source. The Alaska Aerospace Corp. partnered with Lockheed Martin to...

A victim's rights bill pushed by an Anchorage lawmaker will be introduced in the state Legislature during the upcoming session.  Sen. Hollis French, D-Anchorage, says his bill has two key provisions. First, it would require judges to weigh the rights of...

The Alaska Redistricting Board is congratulating itself for the months of hard work that went into its final plan. They now have what they think is the best possible map, which redraws the boundaries of voting districts based on population changes...

A federal judge has blocked a state law meant to prevent the spread of child pornography, saying it violates the First Amendment and is too broad in its scope. U.S. District Court Judge Ralph Beistline permanently barred enforcement of Senate Bill 222,...