Senate Passes Balanced Operating Budget That Meets the Diverse Needs of Alaskans alaska-native-news.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from alaska-native-news.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
(The Center Square) - The Alaska Senate passed an operating budget this week that would include $1,582 in Permanent Fund Dividend, less than the House of Representatives recommended.
Alaska Senate budget crafters reduce dividend size in effort to avoid draw from savings adn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from adn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Senate addresses PFD, education equity in operating budget alaskasnewssource.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from alaskasnewssource.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
It was a polar-opposite week in the Legislature. While the Senate Finance Committee was reviewing honest numbers about real budget needs hitting up against the limit of available state revenues, the House was debating whether the exalted Permanent Fund dividend belongs in the Alaska Constitution, putting the PFD above all else in life.