Dunleavy’s lawsuit challenging the Legislature’s budget dismissed as unconstitutional
Turns out the governor and attorney general did not, in fact, find a clever way around the Alaska Constitution.
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Sound off: Legislature hits the road to hear from Alaskans on future of PFD, budget
Care about the future of the PFD? The future of the state services? The future of taxes? Or how about whether there’ll even be a future?
In night of excuses, House Republicans vote against budget, the PFD, PCE, scholarships and oil credits
The dividend is set at $525 as dozens of other programs face an uncertain future.
‘Total frustration.’ Legislature’s budget battle to drag on past Memorial Day
Hopes to be done by Memorial Day have gone the way of the 90-day special session.
Something doesn’t add up with Dunleavy’s dividend plan
Somehow the governor’s team figured out a pain-free plan to pay out huge dividends. Someone should get ahold of the legislators who’ve been pushing far more modest plans to let them know they can have their cake and eat it too.
Senate proposes $1,200 return-to-work bonus as other worker-focused measures languish
The proposal would require people returning from unemployment to work at least 30 hours a week for a month to qualify. People working between 20 and 30 hours would get $600.
Senate approves $2,300 PFD and overdraw on the Permanent Fund as Legislature heads into overtime
The dividend and the overdraw, however, are far from final because the operating budget is already headed to negotiations with the House where it could change dramatically.
Senate advances $1,000 PFD in ‘turducken’ budget
“When you shove the operating budget, the capital budget and the PFD just like you shove a duck in a chicken in a turkey, that’s what this bill is.”
House votes to extend boosted unemployment rate for parents through end of year
It needs to make a speedy trip through the Senate if they hope getting it passed by the end of session.
The limits of the 21-member majority show as the budget runs off the rails
It’s making the Senate’s long floor session on the disaster declaration look quaint.