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Alaska House passes operating budget with $1,400 PFD and a roughly $450 million deficit
Lawmakers said that the Senate would now be tasked with balancing the budget, which could see reductions to a planned school ...
Juneau Empire on MSN2d
Alaska Senate committee’s draft budget cuts $206 million from House plan but still has deficit
A powerful Alaska Senate committee is considering a draft of Alaska’s state operating budget that would cut more than $200 ...
Anchorage Daily News13d
Alaska House shrinks PFD in draft budget after chaotic committee hearing
JUNEAU — The Alaska House on Friday voted to shrink the Permanent Fund dividend in its draft budget over objections by the ...
Juneau Empire14d
In turnaround, median rental cost in Alaska is now down to the national median
Alaska residential rental costs used to be the highest in the nation. Now the typical rent in Alaska is about the same as the national median for the first time on record, and 19 states have ...
Yahoo1mon
Alaska House advances school funding boost over doubts about its costs
Mar. 12—JUNEAU — The Alaska House on Wednesday advanced a school funding boost over objections about its costs. House Bill 69 includes the largest nominal increase to school formula funding in ...
Alaska Public Media22d
Alaska House advances deficit-fixing budget bill, but there’s a catch
The Alaska House of Representatives on Thursday approved ... Because of lower-than-expected oil prices and higher-than-expected costs, there isn’t enough money in the budget to pay for spending ...
Yahoo10d
Alaska House approves cut in draft budget for gender dysphoria treatments, but impacts remain unclear
Apr. 15—JUNEAU — The Alaska House this week amended its draft budget to cut Medicaid funding for so-called optional treatments for gender dysphoria. Multiple lawmakers said if the proposed cut ...