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Alaska House votes to cut proposed dividend, but huge deficit remains unresolved
The Alaska House of Representatives voted to cut its proposed 2025 Permanent Fund dividend by almost two-thirds on Friday as ...
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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 ...
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Alaska House’s deadlocked budget sent back for further talks with $1.9B deficit
The House Finance Committee last week advanced its draft budget with a statutory PFD and a $1.9 billion deficit. The spending ...
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Whether a ‘pickle’ or a ‘crisis,’ the Alaska House is struggling with a deficit budget
The Alaska Legislature’s quest to pass a viable state budget before the end of the legislative session in mid-May isn’t ...
Market volatility complicates work for lawmakers in Alaska, a state whose fortunes are tied to oil
Trump's on-again, off-again tariffs and a related drop in oil prices have contributed to the uncertainty for Alaska lawmakers ...
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Alaska House advances deficit-fixing budget bill, but there’s a catch
(Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon) The Alaska House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill that seeks to solve a ...
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Alaska House asks for cooldown in Trump-triggered US-Canada trade dispute
A representative noted that Alaska and Canada have social and cultural ties that predate the creation of either country, with ...
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Alaska lawmakers are divided over state budget, stuck without agreement over dividend, schools
Edgmon, I-Dillingham, noted that the budget faces several challenges, including oil prices dropping over the past week. And ...
White House plans for Alaskan oil and gas face some hurdles – including from Trump and the petroleum industry
The second Trump administration has launched the next stage in the half-century-long battle between commerce and conservation ...
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Alaska House requests support for program that helps rural internet access with billions
The Alaska House of Representatives is backing the preservation of a multibillion-dollar federal aid program that subsidizes phone and internet service in rural America. The legality of the ...
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Alaska House's deadlocked budget sent back for further talks with $1.9B deficit
Apr. 8—JUNEAU — The Alaska House's budget is stuck, with disagreements on the size of the Permanent Fund dividend, school funding and the size of the budget itself. The House Finance Committee ...