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Poll finds Alaskans deeply divided on fixes to state’s deficit
A new poll funded by the Alaska Chamber of Commerce has found Alaskans deeply divided on proposals to…
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House sends bigger state budget to Senate
The music on the TV broadcast was Wu-Tang’s C.R.E.A.M. (Cash Rules Everything Around Me), but Pink Floyd might…
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House’s dubious amendments record foreshadows more money struggles to come
The Alaska House of Representatives has never heard this many budget amendments. On Friday afternoon, the House advanced…
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Lawmakers slash own pay
Lawmakers in the Alaska House on Thursday voted to slash their own pay. Members of the House voted…
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PFD on the chopping block
Lawmaker after lawmaker said the Senate does not relish the idea of touching what has long been a…
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Up for sale, state ferry Taku isn’t a buyer’s delight
The difference between dreams and reality is about $1.5 million. On Friday, the Alaska Marine Highway listed the…
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Alaska Senate considers cutting the PFD in half
The full Alaska Senate will on Monday consider a proposal to erase much of Alaska’s multibillion-dollar budget deficit.…
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State budget fight moves to House floor
Rep. Dan Saddler, R-Eagle River, called it a “reconnaissance by fire.” If so, it ran into some thick…
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Senate Majority unveils plan including spending cap, big cuts and Permanent Fund spending to fix the budget
The leaders of the Alaska Senate have unveiled a proposal to fill Alaska’s $2.7 billion budget gap with…