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Lawmakers overcame two vetoes from Gov. Mike Dunleavy, who called the special session, and have yet to schedule any hearings on bills he introduced.
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“What I'm trying to do is not win elections. I am just trying to do the best that I can for Alaskans,” Murkowski told reporters, defending her vote for President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill.
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The refusal sets up a legal fight between the legislative and executive branches.
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The bill originally passed the Senate unanimously and by a 30-10 vote in the House.
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The vote was the second successful veto override after lawmakers convened Saturday for a special session called by Dunleavy.
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Sen. Dan Sullivan lifted his hold, a few hours after Politico reported that he was blocking the confirmation to pressure the Navy to re-open the Adak base.
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The session agenda includes policy proposals, but lawmakers plan to keep it brief.
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It's unclear precisely how much the special session will cost, but past special sessions have run in the tens of thousands per day.
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Three judges should sit on Alaska’s U.S. District Court. For the past year it's had just one. Alaska's senators haven't been able to agree on a selection process.
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"When somebody ... basically tells other attorneys that you should disregard the law —That, to me, is disqualifying," Sen. Lisa Murkowski says. Emil Bove was confirmed anyway.
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The governor is asking legislators to address what he called “Alaska’s chronic education outcome crisis."
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Two of the bills create new fishing-related laws and the third updates the rules governing accountants in the state.