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Senate Finance Committee Co-Chair Sen. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, weighed in on whether Gov. Mike Dunleavy will veto education funds this year.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy and Alaska lawmakers highlighted what they called a productive legislative session while on stage at an energy conference in Anchorage on Wednesday.

State government reporter Eric Stone explains what lawmakers did on education this session, and how that ties into Ketchikan's recent layoff notices.

Bills on correspondence schools, energy, crime pass on final day; election, other bills cause holdup

The final amount still requires an up-or-down vote in both the House and Senate, which is expected to come on Wednesday just before the Legislature gavels out for the session.

The Legislature's budget, if signed into law by Gov. Mike Dunleavy, would provide Alaskans a PFD and energy check for roughly $1,655 this fall.

Alaskans are likely to see a Permanent Fund dividend and energy relief check for a combined $1,650 after the Alaska Legislature’s budget negotiators settled Tuesday.

Legislators are right on schedule with state budget work as a May 15 mandatory adjournment for the Legislature approaches. The Senate passed its version of the state operating budget, sending

The Alaska Senate on Wednesday approved a draft $12.25 billion state operating budget and in the process, finalized legislative plans to offer public schools a one-time, $175 million funding bonus. The Senate’s proposed Permanent Fund dividend is about $1,580 per recipient, including an estimated $222 energy relief payment. That’s below the $2,270 figure included in […] The post Alaska Senate passes draft budget, confirming $175 million in bonus public-school funding appeare...

Dozens of firefighters protested outside the Alaska Capitol last week, waving signs and chanting as they urged the Alaska House of Representatives to advance a long-simmering pension bill.