House has second thoughts on $2,700 PFD and votes for a $1,600 PFD instead
Instead, legislators voted to support a $1,600 dividend.
March 2018
Friday in the Sun (March 30): The Nope-rating Budget Edition
The latest and occasionally greatest roundup of political rumors and gossip.
AKLEG Recap, Day 72: Operating budget in limbo while House gathers votes
The Senate also seems to be backing away from a major voter record law change.
How–and why–to watch Alaska Supreme Court arguments over the Democrats’ primaries
The case could have major impacts on the 2018 elections, including the governor’s race.
AKLEG Recap, Day 71: Walker signs fast-track budget to keep ferries, Medicaid running
The House continued to be frozen over the operating budget.
House committee narrows scope of gun violence protective order bill amid concerns of abuse
Immediate family would no longer be able to ask a judge to temporarily take away someone’s guns.
AKLEG Recap, Day 70: Budget faces uncertainty after caucus-splitting PFD vote
A House committee also introduced an updated version of the gun violence protective order bill that narrows the scope of the bill.
House narrowly votes to fully fund 2018 dividend. Backers say PFDs will be about $2,700.
The amendment would add about $900 million to the state operating budget.
AKLEG Recap, Week 10: House Coalition legislators at odds over PFD
The House moved to increase this year’s dividend, but it became an argument between a dividend at $1,600 or a fully funded one.
Senate committee takes the ‘automatic’ out of Alaska’s voter-created automatic voter registration system
The state warns the amendment would effectively unconstitutionally repeal the 2016 automatic voter registration initiative.