Representative Gray urges inflation index for Alaska's non-economic damage caps Sponsor Representative Gray and invited experts told the House Labor and Commerce Committee that Alaska's $400,000 cap on non‑economic damages has been eroded by inflation and that HB 316 would add an ongoing CPI‑based adjustment to preserve the legislature's 1997 intent; the committee set the bill aside for a later hearing.

Alaska's 30-year-old non-economic damage cap is losing its value to inflation, and a new bill aims to restore fairness for victims—will it succeed?

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House Judiciary Committee hears inmate deaths in custody and addresses previous remarks Committee reviews inmate deaths while resolving past misstatements on public testimony.

The Alaska House Judiciary Committee is tackling the urgent and alarming issue of inmate deaths in custody—could this meeting spark significant changes in the state's justice system?

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Alaska State Troopers outline protocols for investigating inmate deaths Lieutenant Ron Hayes details investigation procedures and challenges for inmate deaths in custody

Alaska's House Judiciary Committee is exposing the intricate protocols and daunting challenges faced by state troopers when investigating inmate deaths—are our justice systems truly accountable?

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