Alaska House Majority Coalition Chooses Fiscal Restraint, Adopts 75/25 PFD, Reducing Deficit by $1.6 Billion - Alaska Native News

Alaska House Majority Coalition Chooses Fiscal Restraint, Adopts 75/25 PFD, Reducing Deficit by $1.6 Billion - Alaska Native News

Friday, after weeks of wrangling over budget details and failing to reach a compromise, the Alaska House Majority Coalition passed an amendment to the operating budget that reduces the deficit by roughly $1.6 billion and creates an affordable and sustainable PFD of approximately $1,400.  The intention was to wait until Monday to begin the amendment […]

Median rental cost in Alaska is now down to the national median

Alaska residential rental costs used to be the highest in the nation.

Alaska lawmaker proposes renting out governor’s mansion for extra revenue

We turn our attention now to the Governor's Mansion in Juneau. One lawmaker thinks the state should start renting out the estate on Calhoun Avenue. Your Alaska Link explains why.

Market volatility complicates work for lawmakers in Alaska, where fortunes are tied to oil

JUNEAU — After President Donald Trump returned to office, Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy declared "happy days are here again." He likened Trump's friendly approach to energy development as "Christmas every day" for a state whose fortunes rise or fall…