Legislature to Meet in Juneau for 2nd Special Session, Majority of Meetings to be held in Anchorage
JUNEAU – The Alaska Legislature announced today it will convene in Juneau on July 8th for the 2nd special session, with most meetings to be held in Anchorage. House Speaker Bryce Edgmon, I-Dillingham, and Senate President Cathy Giessel, R-Anchorage, released the following statement:
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Administration’s partial release of K-12 funding an encouraging first step
JUNEAU – Reps. Harriet Drummond (D-Anchorage) and Andi Story (D-Juneau), co-chairs of the House Education Committee, today welcomed the news that the Dunleavy administration finally released $20 million in school funding that was approved by the Legislature more than a year ago.
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House Majority to continue working on PFD, capital budget as special session ends
JUNEAU – The Alaska House of Representatives on Thursday adjourned sine die, formally ending this year’s first special session.
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Legislative group starts work on the future of the Permanent Fund
JUNEAU – A group of legislators started work today on exploring the future of the Alaska Permanent Fund in an era of declining state revenues. The effort comes as the legislature and the governor wrestle with the size of this year’s permanent fund dividend and how to pay for future state budgets.
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House of Representatives passes budget that keeps state on track to avoid shutdown
JUNEAU – The Alaska House of Representatives today passed a compromise operating budget that protects essential services, keeps the State of Alaska on track to avoid a damaging shutdown, and reduces government spending to the lowest level in 15 years without dipping into savings.
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