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Alaska is one of three states that require employees to be at least 21 years of age to serve alcohol, but a bill that passed the legislature this week seeks to reverse that.
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.
Dozens of firefighters protested outside the Alaska Capitol last week, waving signs and chanting as they urged the Alaska House of Representatives to advance a long-simmering pension bill. They’re likely to be disappointed. On Friday, the House failed, on a 19-19 vote, to advance the pension bill for further consideration. As the Alaska Legislature enters […] The post Entering their final two regular weeks, Alaska legislators are narrowing their focus appeared first on Alaska Beacon.
The measure came as an amendment to an otherwise unrelated bill that would require adult websites to verify users are 18 or older.