Investigation into firing of Permanent Fund CEO Angela Rodell ‘nearly finished’
A hard deadline for the investigation to be completed or released publicly has not been announced.
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Alaska Permanent Fund Corp. posts negative returns for first time since 2012
There’s no immediate effect on state finances, but continued losses would reduce available cash for services and dividends.
Dunleavy signs budget with $400 million in vetoes that critics say are telling
To opponents, the vetoes targeting of schools, the University of Alaska, child care, workforce development and seniors was evidence that not everything has changed over the last four years.
Alaska still holds millions of dollars in Russian investments
The Alaska Legislature failed to pass legislation requiring the state to sell assets in Russia.
$3,850 payout—split between PFD and energy rebate—emerges from budget negotiations
The budget links $650 of the payment to a critical vote that has been impossible to secure in recent years: accessing the constitutional budget reserve.
Senate passes largest* budget in state history, relying on high oil prices and draw on savings
Conservatives supporting the spending say it’s all fine because no one’s been following the rules anyways.
House Coalition announces plans for one-time $1,300 ‘Energy Relief Check’ on top of PFD
Within 30 minutes of the announcement, former Gov. Bill Walker endorsed the plan.
‘This is our time.’ Murkowski calls on legislators to maximize federal infrastructure bill
She implored legislators to be proactive about attaining the additional funds that will be available through grants on everything from improving broadband access to upgrading water infrastructure.
Judge upholds Gov. Dunleavy’s decision to liquidate UA scholarship fund
While Dunleavy has generally voiced support for the scholarships themselves, he’ll have the final say on whether the scholarship program lives or dies as long as he’s in office.
‘It’s not actually promise,’ Dunleavy admin says of scholarship program promised to Alaskans
“It’s all just discretionary. It’s all just words. The Legislature can honor it or not honor if it wants. It’s not like signing a contract with a contractor,” argued the state’s attorney. “It’s not the same thing at all.”