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Starting July 1, Alaska’s governor will be paid approximately $176,000 per year, the lieutenant governor about $140,000, and commissioners will receive about $168,000 per year. Legislators will be paid $84,000 per year, up from $50,400, starting next January.
The state House and Senate failed to pass a bill that would have blocked the pay hikes from coming into effect.
Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - The Alaska Legislature has voted to criminalize the harassment of 911 dispatchers and threats against them.
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The measure was at least partially inspired by an instance when a caller repeatedly dialed 911 to protest Fourth of July fireworks.
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After a bill sponsored by Homer Republican Sarah Vance failed on the House floor, lawmakers tried to advance two different measures out of Vance’s committee, laying bare disagreements in the Republican-dominated House.