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Alaska House is getting underway with the budget: Here’s what’s been added so far

Legislators grapple with amendments to the state's operating budget, sparking divisions and debates over spending priorities.

House GOP education bill advances after bait-and-switch hearing

The bill also calls for a $680 increase to the base student allocation, a figure the governor has threatened to ignore with a line-item veto.

Legislators try but get few answers on federal school funding problem

Alaska's education funding hangs in the balance as federal grant status raises concerns. Legislators scramble for solutions amidst appeals and uncertainty.

State funding for year-round shelter in Anchorage falls a vote short

Anchorage Assembly and Mayor Dave Bronson unite to seek $4 million in state funding to keep city's cold weather shelter open year-round.

In a bizarre twist, House Finance Committee backs down from full PFD

The proposal — by House Finance Committee co-chair Rep. Neal Foster — would have resulted in a PFD exceeding $3,000, at the cost of approximately $800 million from the fund.

Friction affects Alaska’s influential Bush Caucus

Three non-Republican House majority members frequently diverge from the state’s farthest-north Republican, who was appointed by Gov. Dunleavy

Federal school funding at risk after Dunleavy administration fumble

The U.S. Department of Education is labeling Alaska as a “high-risk grantee.”

House flirts with overspending Permanent Fund to pay bigger PFD

The House Finance Committee considers breaking a budget rule to pay out a full dividend by overdrawing the Alaska Permanent Fund, sparking debate over fiscal responsibility.

The Dunleavy administration still has few answers on education priorities

The House Education Committee holds first hearing on the alternative to bipartisan education bill, raising questions about charter schools and reading funding.

House Republicans pull the plug on hearing about prison deaths, citing ACLU involvement

House Republicans forced the cancellation of a hearing on deaths in Alaska prisons, where the grandfather of a man who died while in state custody was set to testify.

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