Andrew Gray

Five Alaska legislators and candidates amend financial disclosures in two days

“Add my personal residence as an asset -- currently I only have the mortgage declared.”

Alaska prosecutors must prove a voter knew a registration form was false

“not because they purposely voted, but because they didn't know that they couldn't”

A one-word change to Alaska's voting law could foreclose a path for American Samoan residents

“In Alaska today, it is against the law for a non-US citizen to vote in a local or state or federal election. It is against the law. And how do we know that? Because in 2023, we arrested 11 people in Whittier for voting.”

Ballot Measure 3 turns on a single word

“In Alaska, non-U.S. citizens are already forbidden from voting in local and state elections. This is what led to the arrest of voters in Whittier a couple of years ago.”

Two Dan Sullivans, and a ballot solution the state wrote itself

“The reality is the Division of Elections has to find a neutral, nonpartisan way to list these names on the ballot so that voters can tell them apart. And then I think it goes back to the campaigns. The campaigns have to spend some energy.”

Alaska asks 3,500 voters to confirm citizenship weeks before the primary

Alaska elections hearing reveals FBI contact, no precedent for 'good faith' test

Alaska kicked Sullivan off the ballot. In 2024, the state argued it couldn't

“this is Andrew Dunmire from Legislative Legal Services. I agree with the assessment that 6 AAC 25-212 is a regulation that provides instructions to the Division of Elections, and this section does not qualify or disqualify a candidate, nor does it give the division authority to disqualify or qualify a candidate.”

Daniel J. Sullivan sued the state today over a denied Senate ballot spot

Three lawmakers get paid for late travel claims, and one filed most of them

Alaska House passes new tax structure for Alaska LNG pipeline aimed at attracting investors

House moves to close property tax overpayment loophole

House votes to eliminate tax filing discounts worth $500,000 annually

Alaska House passes tobacco age increase, vape tax, cigar lounge exemption

House approves stricter hunting residency rules in divided vote

House panel withdraws AI personhood amendment after legal questions arise

“My fear about Amendment 1 is if we say that they are definitively not people, are we telling the AI that these laws do not apply to them because these laws are for people?”

Alaska Legislature rejects governor's attorney general nominee

Alaska House passes commercial-code update for digital assets

House committee hears bill to update Alaska commercial law for cryptocurrency

Alaska House rejects optional school district healthcare pooling plan

“This policy needs to be vetted and possibly amended in order to make sure that we don't have any unintended consequences for our smaller districts, for our big districts, for everyone involved.”

Navy eyes return to Adak amid Arctic security concerns

House Judiciary advances consumer data privacy bill with 'duty of loyalty'

“Amendment 2 adds some language from a bill that was recently passed in Utah, and we pulled it directly from the bill in Utah. And the way this language came about in Utah was there was concern that because the technology develops so quickly and changes so much, they wanted some language in there that basically would provide protections that beyond, like, whatever the technology today might be.”

Senate Committee Advances Healthcare Licensing Compact Bill

Alaska Senate panel hears bill requiring 7-day review for foster youth in psychiatric hospitals

“The facility is able to bill Medicaid about $1,000 per night for the child.”

Attorney General Cox Defends 'Counter-China Initiative' Amid Jurisdiction Questions

Alaska AG nominee Cox declines to commit to defending same-sex marriage

“But there are reasons to have concern that LGBTQ kids will grow up in a world where they don't have the freedoms that I had. They may not be able to serve openly in the military. They may not be able to marry the person they love. They may not be able to have children and, and have families.”

Veterans sentencing bill advances despite concerns over court authority

“if we were to add language that said clear and convincing evidence of eligibility would that eliminate some of the litigation about who qualifies if we were to require clear and convincing evidence of eligibility?”

Alaska House passes dementia training bill for nursing aides

House Judiciary advances bill extending confidentiality to tribal advocates

“Currently, a victim of domestic violence or sexual assault who seeks help from a victim counseling center run by a tribal government does not receive the same confidentiality protections that they would get from a victim counseling center run by any other entity.”

House panel hears confirmation for physician assistant to State Medical Board

House Judiciary rejects consumer data privacy bill after 3-3 vote

House Finance advances bill extending professional licensing board

House panel advances tribal victim advocate confidentiality bill

“it adds two words to statute: or tribal. And what this means is that someone seeking assistance from a domestic violence shelter that is run by a tribal entity would get the same confidentiality protections that that person would get if they sought the same care through a nonprofit or a state-run or a military-run facility.”

House Judiciary Advances Bill Restoring PFDs for Wrongfully Convicted

House Military Committee Advances Joint Armed Services Overhaul

House passes bill requiring transparency at psychiatric hospitals for minors

“I'd like to highlight the requirement of unannounced visits. I think that having unannounced visits is maybe the most important part of the bill.”

Alaska House panel advances dental insurance transparency bill

House Passes Polystyrene Ban for Restaurants Despite Business Concerns

House panel hears bill to extend confidentiality to tribal victim advocates

“Survivors must be able to seek care and counseling without fear that their communications could later be disclosed if their case is ever in a court of law.”

Alaska lawmakers hear testimony on four ballot initiatives

Alaska House committee advances bill to expand early intervention eligibility

House Advances Corporate Tax Bill, Rejects AI and Nuclear Amendments

House Passes Barbers Board Reform, Honors NICU Lifesaving Work

Panel Calls for Standardized Child Abuse Reporting Training Across Alaska

Senate Committee Advances Bill to Raise Alaska's Age of Consent Amid Sexual Violence Crisis