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Ahead of final day, Alaska lawmakers settle on PFD near $1,655 per recipient
Alaska Beacon via Yahoo News· 7 days agoThe Alaska Legislature is close to a final vote on the annual state budget, which includes a...
Alaska House debuts new first-draft budget, but PFD and school funding are question marks
Alaska Beacon via Yahoo News· 2 months agoThe amount of this year’s Permanent Fund dividend and the amount of state funding for public schools...
I moved from the Midwest to Alaska about 7 years ago. Here are 10 things that surprised me.
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 2 years agoI now live in Alaska's Kenai Peninsula.Nichole Smith l was born and raised in Ohio but moved to...
Alaska Gov. Dunleavy emphasizes GOP education plan and resource development in State of the State...
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News· 4 months agoJan. 31—JUNEAU — Republican Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Tuesday delivered his sixth annual address to the Legislature, urging Alaskans to say "yes" to more resource development and population ...
Alaska Senate panel approves state spending plan with smaller dividend than House proposed
Alaska Beacon via Yahoo Finance· 4 weeks agoThe Alaska Senate is moving toward a final vote on its draft state spending plan for the coming...
Alaska House prepares to consider budget changes, including money for homeless shelter and ferries
Alaska Beacon via Yahoo News· 1 month agoAlaska’s first-draft statewide spending plan is headed toward a vote in the Alaska House of...
Alaska high school students walk out of class to protest Gov. Dunleavy’s education veto
Alaska Beacon via Yahoo News· 2 months agoHigh schoolers from Ketchikan to Utqiagvik walked out of class on Thursday morning to protest Gov....
Falling oil prices leave Alaska lawmakers with a $925 million revenue hit, affecting budget and PFD
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 22—JUNEAU — Falling oil prices are projected to leave Alaska's state budget with a $925 million revenue hit, pushing lawmakers to reduce the size of this year's proposed Permanent Fund ...
Alaska House digs into budget — and a developing gap between expenses and revenue
Alaska Beacon via Yahoo Finance· 1 month agoAs the Alaska House of Representatives opened debate on the state operating budget Tuesday,...
Alaskans pocket over $3,000 in annual oil-wealth payments
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNearly every single Alaskan got a financial windfall amounting to more than $3,000 Tuesday, the day...