House members on Wednesday adopted the repeal as an amendment to a bill dealing with witness requirements for marriage. A vote on the amended bill was pending.

Rep. Kevin McCabe, is proposing a set of retaliatory taxes if Washington’s goes into effect — 6-cents per pound of exported fish; a 6-cent per-foot mooring fee; and a $15 per-barrel surcharge on crude oil sent to Washington for refining.

The Alaska House speaker said Wednesday that a “large portion” of state representatives had been exposed to COVID-19 and that plans for a formal floor session had been scuttled.

A spokesperson with the House majority says the House Committee on Committees voted 5-2 to remove Republican Rep. David Eastman of Wasilla from his committee assignments.

U.S. District Court Judge John Sedwick ruled that Elizabeth Bakalar’s December 2018 firing violated her free speech and associational rights under the U.S. and state constitutions.

The longest serving magistrate in Alaska is no longer on the bench after writing letters to the editor critical of the Republican party.

The State Officer Compensation Commission, as part of a 3-1 vote, called for capping the allowance known as per diem at $100 a day and making the allowance reimbursement-based.

Trump said he wouldn’t support Dunleavy if the governor were to recommend Alaska’s senior senator for re-election.

COVID-19 tests will no longer be offered at Alaska’s airports as of Jan. 31 because the state is not renewing its contracts for the tests, the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services said.

When 20-year-old Emma Broyles was crowned Thursday, she became the first Korean American and the first Alaskan to hold the title.