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'Total frustration' as Legislature's budget battle to drag on past Memorial Day

It turns out those hopes were like the Legislature's perfunctory attempts to meet the 90-day session limit set by voters.

'Total frustration' as Legislature's budget battle to drag on past Memorial Day
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Something doesn't add up with Dunleavy's dividend plan

While everybody else has been straining to make the numbers work, Dunleavy's proposal is a pain-free path to big dividends.

Something doesn't add up with Dunleavy's dividend plan
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The pandemic takes a turn toward personal responsibility

Alaska's covid-19 deaths are solely among the unvaccinated.

The pandemic takes a turn toward personal responsibility
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Like it or not, the $2,300 PFD is a major turning point

Though whether it’s a turning point for the better or the far worse has yet to be seen.

Like it or not, the $2,300 PFD is a major turning point
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$2,300 PFD and a $1.5 billion overdraw

Late night, big consequences.

$2,300 PFD and a $1.5 billion overdraw
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The best laid plans of budgets and transparency

It's the final* day.

The best laid plans of budgets and transparency
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An ignoble end to session

Even by recent standards, this legislative session has been underwhelming.

An ignoble end to session
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Down, but not out

A pep talk about Anchorage, a look at the special session and the speedy end of masking.

Down, but not out
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Dunleavy's conversation starter on the PFD will end with big cuts or big taxes

"I'm endorsing the beginning of the conversation."

Dunleavy's conversation starter on the PFD will end with big cuts or big taxes
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Of confirmations and Anchorage elections

186 appointments, three rejections, seven times as many votes counted and about zero certainty.

Of confirmations and Anchorage elections