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.
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Alaska House members express concern about lack of plans to close long-term budget gap
The governor has said any new broad-based tax or change to the formula to set PFDs must go to a vote of the people.
‘What do we want Alaska to be?’: Lawmakers consider unplanned spending from the permanent fund
Gov. Dunleavy has proposed taking $6.3 billion this year out of the $14.9 billion in permanent fund earnings.
Gov. Dunleavy says he’s open to working with President Biden but will oppose blocking development
Dunleavy said that he plans to have a dialog with Biden administration officials, but if he sees a consistent pattern of opposition, the governor will “use whatever tools are necessary” to fight back.
Dunleavy’s plan for PFDs collides with law designed to protect Alaska Permanent Fund
Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s proposed state budget draws over $3 billion more than planned from the Alaska Permanent Fund. That puts the budget on a collision course with a state law meant to build the fund in the future.
Republicans hold most seats in the Alaska Legislature, but it’s unclear if they’ll form the majority caucuses
Soldotna Republican Sen. Peter Micciche helped organize a meeting of the Senate Republicans on Nov. 13. He said he’s “very optimistic” that the Republicans will be forming a majority.
Some Alaska Republicans build large leads through Wednesday’s vote count, with counting to resume in a week
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan is leading in his race against Al Gross by 30%, and U.S. Rep. Don Young in his race against Alyse Galvin by 26%. More than 133,000 absentee and early votes remain to be counted next week.
Will full PFDs spell problems for Permanent Fund’s future?
Legislative races near Fairbanks and in Anchorage show what’s at stake as Alaskans vote for legislative candidates with contrasting views on dividends and the Alaska Permanent Fund.
Report co-written by former Alaska budget director Arduin ranks Gov. Dunleavy 49th out of 50 governors
Arduin said Dunleavy could improve his ranking by cutting state spending and working to change state policies on welfare and labor unions.
Here are the races to watch in the primary election
Tuesday is primary day in Alaska, but the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to drive down election day turnout. And a record number of Alaskans have requested absentee ballots. Since absentee ballot counting won’t start until a week after the primary election day, results of close races may not be known until the end of August.