House Bill 239 includes elements of 10 separate proposals introduced this year and last year, plus a few new elements.

Rep. Nellie Jimmie and Sen. Lisa Murkowski call for government support for Kipnuk and Kwigillingok. The Alaska House passed a resolution to support their decision to relocate.

JUNEAU — The regular legislative session of the Alaska Legislature ended Wednesday night, and lawmakers on Thursday began a special session focused on advancing a long-sought natural gas pipeline. The Senate adjourned sine die at 8 p.m. Wednesday.

Lawmakers called the state’s management of the school into question after witnessing deteriorating facilities, particularly dorms and student living areas.

Democrats face an uphill battle to win the Senate. They see in Mary Peltola, the first Native Alaskan elected to Congress, their best chance to unseat Senator Dan Sullivan.

Peltola supporters in Juneau said they want to see her unseat incumbent Dan Sullivan, and for Congress to take a stronger stand in checking executive powers of the Trump administration.

Alaska’s smallest towns and villages would be allowed to shrink their city councils under a bill that neared final passage Friday in the Alaska Legislature.

Legislation in Alaska proposes to create a grant program that would reimburse 100 percent of school districts' energy costs, starting in 2028, based on a three-year average.