Legislature to make plans for coronavirus as state halts travel, spending amid oil crash
The Legislature is already ahead of schedule on the budget.
March 2020
‘Beyond frustrating.’ Murkowski-sponsored energy bill stalls in U.S. Senate
Senators voted against closing debate on the bill during a stalemate over floor amendments, sending the bill into uncertainty. Murkowski hoped it would prove small-scale nuclear reactors would work for Alaska.
Legislators were already skeptical about Dunleavy’s PFD payback plan and that was before coronavirus panic
The Dunleavy administration tried to make the case that breaking the spending limit on the permanent fund’s earnings to repay last year’s PFD isn’t the end of the world.
With coronavirus panic pinching Alaska on all sides, Dunleavy says ‘it’s a momentary glitch’
Coronavirus-induced market panics have erased billions of dollars in value from the Alaska Permanent Fund, oil has plummeted amid a emerging price war between Russia and the Saudis, and the summer tourism industry could be slammed with cancellations, putting the pinch on nearly every corner of Alaska.
Recall Dunleavy crosses 21,000 signatures in just two weeks
Time doesn’t heal all wounds, and neither does a status quo budget.
Friday in the Sun (March 6): The David’s Out of Here! Edition
It finally happened.
House passes operating budget ahead of schedule, but without a PFD. AKLEG Day 43 Recap
Here’s how the remarkably speedy process came together.
Penney cancels no-bid contract after Gov. Dunleavy promised ‘deep dive’ into it and other contracts
It didn’t help that state officials struggled mightily to explain the decision to skirt the state’s competitive bid process or what, precisely, Clark Penney has been doing for the state.
HALL and CONKLING: Prop 13 will make Anchorage safer
Hall and Conkling argue in support of pending alcohol tax vote in Anchorage, writing “To those of us that see these challenges firsthand, there is no denying that these additional resources will make a difference.”
Coronavirus-induced market panic erased nearly $3 billion from the Alaska Permanent Fund last week
The Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation says it could have been far worse.