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JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska budget negotiators reached a tentative agreement Sunday on a state spending package that includes an estimated $1,100 dividend for residents this year.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy wants legislators to be settling the future of the Permanent Fund dividend for decades to come but first they have to decide what it will be this year.
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Debate over the state budget will extend into June, with Alaska...
Alaska House passes an unfinished operating budget, but PFD still undecided Maguire Maguire © Provided by Anchorage KTUU-TV Alaska House Speaker Louise Stutes, a Kodiak Republican, looks out on the floor of the Alaska House on Monday, May 10, 2021, in Juneau, Alaska. The Alaska House on Monday resumed debate on a version of the state operating budget. JUNEAU, Alaska (KTUU) - With nine days until the regular session ends, the Alaska House of Representatives has passed its version of the operating budget on a 23-16 vote. It is effectively a first draft, and will be debated in...
Alaska House approves state operating budget with amendment to cut funding for abortion services Published 1 day ago Share on Facebook Print article JUNEAU — The Alaska House of Representatives has approved a multibillion-dollar state operating budget that keeps the state running past July 1, but before the final vote, lawmakers added an amendment intended to defund state-provided abortion services. Democratic lawmakers objected to the amendment, saying that it harms the rights of women, is unconstitutional and will provoke lawsuits. Republican lawmakers said it was important to them ...