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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 ...
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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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Airbnb the governor's mansion? House committee is skeptical
An unorthodox bill that put the Alaska governor’s mansion on the AirBnB market got its first hearing in the Alaska House State Affairs Committee on Tuesday.
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Alaska House advances deficit-fixing budget bill, but there’s a catch
The Alaska House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill that seeks to solve a nearly $200 million state budget ...
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Turning Governor’s House into a short-term rental proposed by Alaska lawmaker
Conveniently located in the heart of downtown Juneau within easy walking distance ... Opening the doors for such a listing by ...
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As key bills advance, here’s an update on the Alaska Legislature’s biggest issues
Overspending from the Alaska Permanent Fund is possible with a simple majority vote of the House and Senate, but that would ...
$3,892 PFD advances as part of House committee’s deficit-laden budget draft
Two budget-related bills were advanced by the House Finance Committee, but not without extensive debate first.