Alaska House votes down symbolic antiabortion budget language, passes amendment against trans care

Rep. Andy Josephson, D-Anchorage and co-chair of the House Finance Committee, in charge of the operating budget, listens to debate Monday, April 14, 2025, on the operating budget. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)
For the first time in more than 25 years, the Alaska House of Representatives has voted against budget language that seeks to limit Medicaid coverage for abortions.
On Monday, the House failed by a single vote to approve a budget amendment that would forbid the state from