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Alaska Legislature set to approve a $1,650 combined PFD and energy relief payment
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo Finance· 55 minutes agoMay 14—JUNEAU — The Alaska Legislature is set to approve a combined Permanent Fund dividend and energy relief check of roughly $1,650 for eligible Alaskans this year. Fights over the size of ...
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· 3 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· 3 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· 1 month 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 ...
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...
Entering their final two regular weeks, Alaska legislators are narrowing their focus
Alaska Beacon via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoDozens of firefighters protested outside the Alaska Capitol last week, waving signs and chanting as...