For members of the Senate bipartisan majority, addressing deferred maintenance — particularly in K-12 schools — was a top priority. That appears to clash with an effort by members of the House to advance a $1,500 Permanent Fund dividend, at a cost of nearly $1 billion to the state.
The Alaska House of Representatives voted down a proposal by the Senate to apply the state's corporate income tax to oil and gas companies that currently pay no such tax.
Conservative politicians, tribal leaders and conservation groups have formed unlikely alliances that seek to limit bottom trawling. (via Alaska Beacon)
The president gave his "complete and total support" to supporters of the repeal effort, including U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan and Rep. Nick Begich, both Alaska Republicans running for reelection. (via Alaska Beacon)
A Senate panel removed sweeping restrictions on the use of social media by minors from a bill that would criminalize using AI to generate child sexual abuse material, along with imposing other restrictions on AI usage that harmfully impersonates real people.
