Alaska Legislature

On Thursday, KBBI’s Hope McKenney spoke with Senate President Stevens about what he’d like to see out of the state’s budget and how Alaskans can participate in the budget process, as well as which big Homer project he thinks likely won’t get state funding this year.

On Thursday, KBBI’s Hope McKenney spoke with Senate President Senator Gary Stevens about the backlog in public assistance programs — like Medicaid and food stamps — and the ongoing battle over the Permanent Fund Dividend.

The Alaska State legislative session is in full swing in Juneau, with big ticket items before legislators, including state spending, the retirement system and whether to increase education funding — or the base student allocation.

Correction:At Monday night's meeting, when asked her opinion on House Bill 137, a bill to require the State to fund DMVs in communities of 850 or more,…

The Alaska State House of Representatives today unanimously passed a “Sense of the House” measure aimed at restoring mutual respect and decency in the…

The special session of the Alaska State Legislature is split between two cities. Most legislators are in session at the capitol in Juneau, but about a…

Senator Gary Stevens spoke with KBBI's Kathleen Gustafson about the possibility of a special session in Wasilla and about his work as chair of the…

Homer Rep. Sarah Vance is for the first time speaking out publicly about Gov. Michael Dunleavy’s proposed budget cuts. The freshman Republican has been…

Today was the first day of the legislative session and Sarah Vance was officially sworn in as House District 31’s representative.Lt. Gov. Kevin Meyer…

Homer resident Sarah Vance is set to take House District 31 Rep. Paul Seaton’s place in little over a week. She met with constituents late Thursday…