The provision limits state revenue when oil prices rise, and doesn’t allow the state to adjust for inflation.
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State budget bill with $280 million in cuts due for House vote
The Senate may vote on its version of the budget on Saturday. Then the two houses will work to resolve the differences.
Overdose antidote bill is one of few minority-sponsored bills that passes
Anchorage Democratic Sen. Johnny Ellis sponsored the bill. This made it unusual, since few bills sponsored by members of the minority party ever come up for votes.
As first legislative budget cuts emerge, some question rural impact
Reductions include $9.8 million in cuts to education programs, as well as cutting all $2.7 million in state funding for public broadcasting.
Alaska House subcommittee wants to cut most state funding for public broadcasting
It’s an early step in a potential $3.5 million reduction sure to rile supporters of Alaska’s public TV and radio stations.
Minimum school enrollment bill appears unlikely to pass
A proposal to increase minimum school enrollment seems unlikely to pass this legislative session if such a bill even materializes.
Wasilla lawmaker: Keep education spending in check, cut rural schools
At least one state lawmaker wants to propose an education cost-savings measure that could close dozens of rural schools across the state.
State funding for Southeast boarding school preserved
The state-run Mt. Edgecumbe High School will continue to receive $4.6 million from the Department of Education and Early Development.
Bill would end program requiring money for art in public buildings
Rep. Lynn Gattis, a Wasilla Republican, sponsored the bill, which gets rid of a requirement that one percent of funds for public projects, like schools and courthouses, go toward art.