It’s not clear whether the House and Senate will agree on changes to the Permanent Fund.
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.
Alaska state senators scour budget in hopes of $300M in cuts
The Senate subcommittees looking to trim state agencies’ budgets are finding much smaller cuts.
House passes bill to provide benefits to survivors of police, firefighters
While Governors Sean Parnell and Bill Walker have ordered that survivors continue to receive coverage, lawmakers want to make it permanent.
Committee sends budget to full House
Most of the changes that the House Finance Committee made were to areas outside of the agencies that provide government services.
Now in minority, House Republicans fail to cut budget
The Republican House caucus is pushing to cut the state government budget. But they no longer hold the majority. Instead of shrinking, the House version of the budget has actually grown.
Rep. Wilson seeks deeper budget cuts, to no avail
The House Finance Committee voted to fully fund school debt reimbursement, and voted against cutting the Base Student Allocation.