Jamie Allard

Labor-backed committee pays $150,000 for Kreiss-Tomkins ticket ads

Alaska must appoint lawyers for people jailed on other states' warrants, appeals court rules

Labor-funded committee backs Republican Ruby Jones and opposes both her rivals in Eagle River House race

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

The state made a plea deal, then broke it. A court just said no.

Alaska appeals court identifies DUI jury instruction tension in Homer case

Same committee, same day, two close votes on Alaska LNG ratepayer protection — and they didn't go the same way

ENSTAR says it locked in a price for Alaska LNG

North Slope, Kenai mayors negotiate gas line property tax as House Finance delays bill deadline

AGDC tells House Finance that Alaska property tax is 10 times higher than competing LNG projects

Alaska Passes Age of Consent Bill After Weeks-Long Senate Delay

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

House Finance Committee advances PFD restoration for wrongfully convicted

“this just moves it from 1 year to 2 years as far as when they could put in the individual for reimbursement after being wrongly convicted”

House panel cuts youth tobacco fines, advances Tobacco 21 bill

“Admiral Fuller, who is against soldiers, Marines, whatever, armed forces individuals, says, I've heard this argument by some shipmates against cracking down on tobacco. If someone is young enough to die for their country, they should be free to be allowed to smoke. And then he goes on to say, with him turning basically the argument on its head, he says, if someone is young enough to fight for their country, they should be free from addiction to a deadly drug?”

House Finance approves pharmacist prescription bill after rejecting nurse compact

House Finance advances fire station grant program after rejecting rural aid amendments

House panel sets amendment deadline for civics education bill

House Finance Advances Paid Parental Leave Bill

“the combination of new mandatory payroll tax, a sweeping expansion of unemployment benefits, an automatic CPI escalator that removes future costs from legislative control, extensive employer mandates with significant litigation exposure And a program that launches before an actual review raises serious concerns about fiscal responsibility.”

Alaska House Finance Rejects Cemetery, School, Energy Amendments

Alaska House Panel Hears Push to Raise Tobacco Age to 21

House committee advances resolution backing military infrastructure push

“I think it's a great resolution and it does send a really strong message that we're here, we want to protect our country and other countries frankly, like our little buddies up north or east”

House Finance Advances Education Funding Bill Despite Fiscal Concerns

“We're looking at over $100 and I think $40, $130 million every year, and quite frankly, it doesn't fix anything.”

Alaska House panel considers doubling bulk fuel loan cap amid price crisis

House Finance advances education fund amendment, rejects gas pipeline revenue tie

“I have a little bit of concern in regards to the dedicated funds and reduce the legislature's flexibility under Alaska constitutional structure, and the prohibition of dedicated funds exists precisely to preserve broad legislative discretion over the budget.”

House Finance cuts West Susitna road funding from capital budget

“I really think it's important before we vote to adopt something that's going to completely, uh, probably be adopted, that's going to be stricken out.”

Alaska House Weighs $113M Education Funding Overhaul

House passes bill shifting prepaid legal plans from insurance to consumer protection

“removing insurance oversight eliminates state's primary regulatory backstop if a plan provider fails to deliver promised services and insolvent to the consumers”

Housing agency buys 600+ acres statewide to spur development

Alaska House passes dementia training bill for nursing aides

House Finance Hears Sharp Divide Over $95M for West Susitna Road

House Finance hears divided testimony on $95M West Susitna road allocation

Senate Finance advances $2.8B operating budget to Rules Committee

House Finance considers multi-year school funding averaging bill

“we're looking at almost in, um, from 2027 to 2032, which is about 5 years exception, year or two. That's almost a billion dollars.”

House panel debates $113M education funding formula shift

Senate Finance hears bill to add faculty regent to University board

House passes bill requiring transparency at psychiatric hospitals for minors

House Finance hears divided testimony on pharmacist prescribing bill

House Finance hears divided testimony on pharmacist prescribing bill

House Finance sets amendment deadline for police, firefighter disability bill

Alaska House Panel Advances Bill to Speed Up State Contract Payments

Alaska Overhauls School Construction Funding to Help Rural Districts Compete

House Finance committee debates pharmacist prescribing bill amid abortion concerns

House committee advances special education funding resolution, CTE mobility bill

House Finance weighs bill to standardize state payment timelines

House Education Committee Advances Bill to Boost Residential School Funding