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With outgoing governor and limited revenue, Alaska legislators consider priorities in lead-up to session

With strains on both revenue projections and their relationship with the governor, lawmakers in the majority say they are coming into the session with mixed expectations.

Iris Samuels 

Alaska gets $272M in federal funds for ‘rural health transformation’

The money is meant to bolster the state’s health care system, with Medicaid cuts on the horizon.

Iris Samuels 

Lt. Gov. Dahlstrom sends Alaska voters’ information to Trump administration after legal review

The data was shared after “a thorough review in consultation with the Department of Law,” the lieutenant governor’s office said.

Iris Samuels 

Thousands of Alaskans face health care ‘cliff’ in the new year amid gridlock in Congress

Alaska’s U.S. Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Dan Sullivan said they are still working on extending health care subsidies that expire on Dec. 31.

Iris Samuels 

Military spending bill includes free flights for Alaska soldiers and a push to reopen Adak

Sen. Dan Sullivan says $115 million in Arctic infrastructure money is intended to start reactivation for the Aleutian base.

James Brooks, Alaska Beacon