Proponents of Senate Bill 64, an unlikely coalition that included some of the Legislature’s most conservative Republican lawmakers and every member of the bipartisan House and Senate majorities, said the bill would make it easier to vote and harder to cheat.

Rep. Ashley Carrick, D-Fairbanks and the bill’s sponsor, said Thursday that while autonomous cars may function well in other states like California, Alaska’s weather and road conditions can change quickly and autonomous vehicles may not function the same way.

Senators raised deep concerns over a number of controversial choices Cox has made in his short tenure as attorney general during hearings Thursday and Friday.

It's unclear whether the bill has enough support to overcome a veto — it requires 40 votes, and it passed by a combined total of 39-20 with one member absent.

Lawmakers are trying to balance two competing goals: cutting taxes enough to move the liquefied natural gas project forward without forcing local taxpayers to subsidize the cost.

After dozens of attempts, it's the first time a bill offering state and local employees a pension has passed both chambers of the Alaska Legislature.

The bill would add nearly $82 million for school districts’ energy costs, transportation, reading instruction and career and technical education, and establish a student loan forgiveness program

Gov. Mike Dunleavy's office did not respond to questions asking whether the appointees had been asked to resign, but two were the subject of significant controversy.

A new provision added to bill that would return Alaska government employees to a pension system has some local governments concerned they won't be able to afford the cost.

Senate Bill 21 would develop a retirement program called the Alaska Work and Save Program for employees who are not offered a retirement plan by their employer.

Civil rights groups, in a lawsuit in state court, say an agreement allowing the Justice Department to access confidential voter data and flag ineligible voters violates the Alaska Constitution.

The Senate Finance Committee’s version is $450 million smaller than the version that passed the House, in part because of a more conservative assumption about oil prices.