Senate Finance advances its 50-50 PFD split, releases reworked spending limit
Despite approving a $3,000 dividend last week, the Senate Finance Committee is pushing ahead with reduced future dividends.
April 2019
‘You’re starting to play with fire.’ House rep argues for balance in permanent fund transfer
“My goal is that, and I think a goal shared by a lot of people in this body, is that we have enough money protected permanently in the permanent fund that we can continue to argue about how to spend that money 20 years from now,” said Rep. Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins.
Polls put Dunleavy’s approval rating below Walker’s approval rating in the aftermath of his PFD veto
Two polls suggest the governor’s already having popularity problems.
Week ahead: Senators move ahead with all-in PFD plan. Are they serious?
It was a surprise move, but with a full vote of the Senate and a conference committee with the House still ahead it’s also far from final.
The Good, the Bad and, wait, Who? The Midnight Sun’s 2019 “Mid-session” legislator rankings
Welcome to The Midnight Sun’s 2019 “mid-session” ranking of legislators, the most scientifically accurate crowdsourced and totally not biased ranking of Alaska’s current class of…
Dividend division: Split opinions on the PFD take shape in the Senate Finance Committee
With less than three weeks left in the 121-day session, there’s still no clear direction on what to do with the Alaska Permanent Fund dividend, if anything.
AKLEG Day 100: Legislature approves compromise on ethics law update
A new crime bill, notable floor speeches and more from Day 100.
House proposes tougher sentences in new crime bill targeting drug dealers, car thieves and sex offenders
The House is pursuing an aggressive timeline for the narrowly built crime bill.
AKLEG Day 99: LGBT non-discrimination bill advances in House
The Senate continued work on the budget, floating a variety of ideas for what to do with the PFD.
AKLEG Day 98: Senate rolls out budget with full funding for school bond debt program
Here’s what happened on Day 98.