Legislative Session Ends with Bills for Insurance, Payday Loans, and Big Game Hunting
Lawmakers finished an operating budget and enacted new legal frameworks for childcare, interior design, and big game hunting.
Tag: Legislation
Governor Signs Railroad Bond Authority for Seward Cruise Terminal
After a veto on a technicality last year, Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed legislation extending the Alaska Railroad’s bond authority to $135 million for a new Seward Cruise Terminal.
How Alaska Employers Can Prepare for Looming Sick Leave Requirement
Employers have until July 1 to implement a new paid sick leave requirement in Alaska. Lawyers have some tips on how to prepare.
Ten Years of Fiscal Stability with SB21
In the ten years since voters upheld SB21, oil taxation has seen a decade of relative stability. Has the tax structure lived up to its promise of boosting investment in Alaska’s oil fields?
Voters Put Wage and Hour Initiative on Track to Passage
Ballot Measure 1 increases the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2028 and mandates that most private employers provide paid sick leave.
Legislative Session Ends with Changes for Energy, Healthcare, and Resource Industries
Lawmakers finished a $6 billion operating budget and enacted new legal frameworks for energy, health insurance, and natural resources industries.
PPP Update: Funds Remain but Deadline Approaching Fast
The Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act updates the original provisions under the CARES Act and addresses some further limitations that were later imposed by the Treasury. For most small businesses, this update will be very positive.
Governor Signs Legislation Expanding Unemployment Benefits, Increasing Schools’ Internet Speeds
Governor Mike Dunleavy signed House Bill 308 and Senate Bill 74—two major pieces of legislation providing for expanded unemployment benefits in light of the COVID-19 outbreak and doubling minimum internet speeds at Alaska’s schools.
AEDC Supports Amended Alcohol Tax to Fund Critical Services
The Anchorage Economic Development Corp. Board of Directors voted to support Proposition 13, a ballot initiative introducing a 5 percent retail sales tax on alcohol within the Municipality of Anchorage.
Op-Ed: Respect Alaska Tribes Rights on the Tongass Question
The following is an opinion piece from Richard Chalyee Éesh Peterson, President of the Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska (Tlingit and Haida) regarding the topic of the proposed change to the Roadless Rule as it applies to Tongass National Forest.