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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 appeared first on Alaska Bea

Prescribed burns will be taking place over the coming weeks in parts of Alaska.

One person was killed in a fire in Wasilla on Wednesday.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy told reporters that he's "open to the increase" proposed by state lawmakers in the draft budget bill.

According to Bloomberg, there’s about 60,000 car washes in the country, and some forecasts show that number could double by 2030.