The state Senate’s budget plan drops the Base Student Allocation by $300 per student, from the current level of $5,930.
Andrew Kitchenman
State Government Reporter, Alaska Public Media & KTOO
State government plays an outsized role in the life of Alaskans. As the state continues to go through the painful process of deciding what its priorities are, I bring Alaskans to the scene of a government in transition.
Bill would halve Gov. Walker’s pension bond authority
MacKinnon noted that if the state had issued the bonds last fall, it would have saved money so far.
Alcohol, drugs cost Alaska economy $3 billion a year
While much of the recent focus has been on the opioid crisis, a report found that alcohol use causes more economic damage.
Lawmakers eye lower health care cost as way of lowering budget
The legislature ordered a study last year, looking at whether the state could save money by creating a new health care authority.
UPS, Delta oppose proposal to triple state jet fuel tax
But the Alaska Trucking Association supports a similar increase on fuel for cars and trucks.
House majority and minority offer new plans for budget future
The co-chairmen of the House Finance Committee revised their plans to introduce an income tax to Alaska for the first time in nearly four decades.