Alaska House passes operating budget with $1,400 PFD and a roughly $450 million deficit

Vance fails to be frank about hard reality of Alaska’s deficit

Rep. Vance spoke of fiscal stability coming from economic development.

House passes operating budget with $1,000 added to school formula and a $1,400 PFD

After extended delay the state House passed a state operating budget April 16 along partisan lines, 21-19.

House Democrats pass operating budget, governor expected to veto education spending package

The Alaska House of Representatives narrowly passed the Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) operating budget today in a 21-19 vote, advancing a nearly $13 billion spending plan, considering all funds. The vote was along caucus lines, with the Democrat-led majority prevailing, 21-19. The budget, which must go through the Senate committee and floor processes, is higher […] The post House Democrats pass operating budget, governor expected to veto education spe…

Alaska House approves draft budget with large deficit and estimated $1,400 dividend

Speaker of the House Bryce Edgmon, I-Dillingham, talks to fellow legislators during a break in budget debates Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)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 Wednesday’s draft is added to a capital budget draft passed Tuesday by the Senat…

Alaska House passes operating budget with $1,400 PFD and a roughly $450 million deficit

Lawmakers said that the Senate would now be tasked with balancing the budget, which could see reductions to a planned school funding boost, the dividend and state services.

State Senate claws back $37 million in Juneau Access road funds to help pass next year's capital budget

A month after the Dunleavy administration put the Juneau Access Road back on the political map, the Alaska State Senate has clawed back $37 million in funds set aside in years past for the project as lawmakers try to scrap together enough funds to pass a balanced budget by next month. The Juneau Access funds are being redirected to the state Department of Transportation and Public Facilities as...