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The field of candidates for Alaska's U.S House and state legislative elections later this year is finalized, with several open races that could prove consequential for the future of state policy.
Alaska lawmakers ended their session early with last-minute bills addressing issues like correspondence school programs and energy; quarreling over the budget was muted.
The 33rd Alaska State Legislature came to a shuddering but active end early Thursday morning as lawmakers passed the state’s annual budget and a series of high-profile bills addressing crime,
Alaska schools may soon be required to stock drugs that reverse opioid overdoses. On a 37-2 vote, the Alaska House of Representatives approved House Bill 202, sending it to the state Senate for further consideration. Rep. DeLena Johnson, R-Palmer and the bill’s sponsor, said it’s important that the Legislature address a growing problem. Alaska had […] The post Alaska House votes to require that schools stock overdose-reversal drugs appeared first on Alaska Beacon.
The Alaska Association of Student Governments held their spring conference at Barrow High School in Utqiagvik from April 18-21. The theme of the conference was “Tapurriñiq Allaŋŋuutauruq” (in Iñupiaq) or “Inclusion Ignites Change.”