A planned increase for K-12 public school spending is expected to significantly reduce the Permanent Fund dividend.
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Legislators get update on fixes for $5B transportation plan rejected by federal government
State officials say they’ve removed or changed high-expense projects in the process, although the exact changes are not yet public.
An Alaska lawmaker has quietly proposed taking over Anchorage’s port, but won’t say why
The bill would take ownership of that critical infrastructure away from the city and give it to the state, potentially through eminent domain.
Bruised feelings and fiscal trouble leave Alaska on the verge of another budget deadlock
The state Senate is planning to present a take-it-or-leave-it budget option to the House on Wednesday.
New federal Arctic strategy lacks focus on issues local to Alaska
It’s not clear what, practically speaking, the new federal Arctic strategy could mean for people in Alaska.
Senate passes budget, motion funding $1,100 PFD fails
The Alaska Senate passed a state budget by a margin of one vote on Wednesday, the day after the House passed it.
Alaska Legislature rejects Dunleavy nominee to Board of Fish
The nomination of Anchorage resident Abe Williams failed in an 18 to 41 vote during a joint session.
With rising oil prices, Alaska’s government is forecast to receive millions in revenue
The forecast doesn’t account for $1.13 billion that the state is set to receive from the federal relief law enacted earlier this month.
3 weeks later, still no state disaster relief for Tuluksak water crisis
Gov. Dunleavy has yet to declare a state-level disaster to address Tuluksak’s water crisis. In doing so, he’s holding back up to $1 million in disaster relief funding for the village.
Lt. Gov. responds to lawmakers’ concerns over Newtok primary mishaps
Meyer said there are four precincts that still don’t have voting officials for Election Day: Sleetmute, Clark’s Point, Wainwright and Deering.