Alaska Senate delays action on proposed spending plan
by Becky Bohrer, The Associated Press
Posted Jun 15, 2021 6:16 pm EDT
Last Updated Jun 15, 2021 at 6:27 pm EDT
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) The Alaska Senate delayed action on a state spending package Tuesday, as lawmakers evaluated their options for getting needed votes on a budget and completing their work ahead of a Friday special session deadline.
The budget proposal that advanced from a six-member conference committee Sunday attached strings to funding for programs like the annual dividend paid to residents. It was criticized by some lawmakers as a strong-arm tactic.
Dividends typically have been paid using earnings from the state’s oil-wealth fund, the Alaska Permanent Fund. But the conference committee proposal cobbled together money for dividends from various sources, including the constitutional budget reserve fund that requires three-fourths support in each the House and Senate to tap.
AK Senate delays action on spending plan
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