The Alaska Legislature’s quest to pass a viable state budget before the end of the legislative session in mid-May isn’t getting any easier. “Ladies and gentlemen, we're all in a pickle,” House Speaker ...
JUNEAU — On what would have been the 121st day of the first regular session of Alaska’s 34th Legislature, the co-chair of the House Finance Committee was wearing a Hawaiian shirt and piling paperwork ...
The Alaska House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a $6.2 billion draft state operating budget, putting Alaska on track for a significant deficit in the fiscal year that begins July 1. If ...
JUNEAU — Progress on the budget has slowed in the Alaska Legislature’s House Finance Committee with sharp divides over the size of a school funding boost and the annual Permanent Fund dividend. The ...