Governor Walker Amends Special Session Proclamation to Address Oil and Gas Subsidies June 23, 2017 Governor Bill Walker today issued a second supplemental proclamation of the 30th Legislature’s second special session. Read more
Governor Walker Issues Statement on Conference Committee’s Budget Report June 22, 2017 Governor Bill Walker today issued the following statement regarding the conference committee’s report on the operating budget: Read more
Governor Walker Adds Opioids Bill to Special Session Proclamation June 22, 2017 Governor Bill Walker today amended the Second Special Session Proclamation so the Alaska House of Representatives could concur on House Bill 159, the Governor’s bill to combat the opioid epidemic. Read more
First Supplemental Proclamation – Second Special Session June 22, 2017 Under the authority of Article II, Section 9, and Article III, Section 17, Constitution of the State of Alaska, and in the public interest, I am supplementing my proclamation of June 16, 2017, calling the Thirtieth Legislature of the State of Alaska into its second special session at Juneau, Alaska, on June 16, 2017, with the addition of the following bill: Read more
Governor Walker’s Statement on Senate Health Care Bill June 22, 2017 “Alaskans pay the highest health care premiums in the country. In the Lower 48, a medical emergency typically means a $400 ambulance ride. In Alaska, it often means a $50,000 medevac. Access to affordable health care coverage is critical to provide necessary treatment resources to fight the state’s opioid epidemic. Access to affordable health care coverage is critical to building a Safer Alaska. Access to affordable health care coverage should be a nonpartisan issue.” Read more