Rebecca Himschoot

Alaska House members ask FCC to preserve E-Rate school internet discounts

Montana man charged with 37 counts in Bethel hunting residency case

“You have to maintain a domicile in the state for 12 consecutive months, and you cannot claim residency anywhere else.”

Wasilla man fined $320 for false residency claim on a fishing and hunting license

“to tighten up how we define residency for hunting and fishing in-state”

Dunleavy vetoes hunting residency bill and university fee bill

“I don't think anyone is more invested in Alaska's in the conservation of Alaska's Fish and Game resources than our Board of Fisheries and our Board of Game. And those folks also support the bill.”

Alaska's best shot at a new federal fertilizer grant is an idle Nikiski plant — if it can get the gas

“as the cost of goods goes up around us weekly, locally grown food could very well become cheaper than food shipped to Alaska”

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

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

House approves stricter hunting residency rules in divided vote

Alaska House panel expands farm tax breaks to flowers, hay

Senate Panel Advances Bill Tying Hunting Rights to 180-Day Residency

Alaska House panel advances penny-rounding bill to standardize cash transactions

House panel adopts fiscal note for Alaska Native languages task force bill

Alaska House passes education funding reform despite split votes on transparency

Alaska lawmakers debate farm tax break for horses, flowers

“The operation here is that we have a system right now that is very difficult to manage because it requires separate appropriation and attribution of the farm tax deferment based on very small divisions of ground that grow peonies versus vegetables and hay that feeds horses versus hay that feeds sheep”

Alaska bill would penalize state for late payments to contractors

“The state's partners sometimes cannot make payroll, or they may have to take out a line of credit, draw on very limited reserves, and at times they even have to stop providing services.”

House panel advances bill to fast-track utility easements in state parks

Alaska House bill would tighten hunting, fishing residency to 180 days

“some of the question residency investigations can take as long— because of our, our complicated definitions— can take as long as a homicide investigation”

House panel advances Alaska Native languages task force bill after rejecting university, state agency seats

House panel advances daylight saving time bill with Western Alaska carve-out

House panel advances Alaska Native language task force bill

“When this was written in whatever, 70— no, I'm sorry, 52 years ago or whatever, nobody knew that Zoom was coming.”

Alaska House passes dementia training bill for nursing aides

Alaska House panel advances penny rounding bill amid federal mint halt

House panel advances statewide evacuation alert system

“we did not receive any amendments by the deadline”

Galena School District Shows Early Learning Drives Math, Reading Gains

House committee advances Local Boundary Commission expansion bill

House committee advances bill adding unorganized borough seat to boundary panel

Residential Schools Seek Doubled Funding Tied to Base Allocation

Alaska House panel hears bill to overhaul school funding timelines

House Passes Polystyrene Ban for Restaurants Despite Business Concerns

Alaska's Right-to-Repair Bill Navigates National Debate on Consumer Access

House advances bill requiring 30-day state payments after heated debate

“This bill has had a long path. So the basic changes are to standardize the payment timelines to make it 30 days for everyone.”

House Education Committee advances CPR training bill with rural flexibility

Kenai Peninsula CTE students achieve 97% graduation rate

House Education Committee advances CPR training bill with rural flexibility

Alaska lawmakers hear testimony on four ballot initiatives

Alaska right-to-repair bill draws fire over broad scope and safety concerns

House panel advances Local Boundary Commission expansion bill

Task Force Hears Federal Assessment Rules, NAEP Context, and AKSTAR Demo

Alaska House Panel Advances Bill to Speed Up State Contract Payments

Alaska House panel advances free school meals for reduced-price students

House Finance weighs bill to standardize state payment timelines