Iris Samuels, Anchorage Daily News
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The measure is unlikely to advance in the Senate. -
The state argues the rule has also increased the cost of health care over time by incentivizing providers to keep rates high. -
The Office of Public Advocacy, facing a staffing crisis, relied on a fledgling nonprofit to lighten its caseload. Some transferred clients lost critical benefits. -
The scholarship programs remain funded through at least June 30, and the budget making its way through the Legislature has money to fund the programs in the next fiscal year. -
Alaska has had no member in the U.S. House since Rep. Don Young died in March. But the office of Alaska at-large is continuing its work for constituents until Young's successor is elected.
