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Operating budget clears the House with several GOP amendments and one big problem
An anti-abortion amendment pushed by Republicans is almost certain to draw a costly lawsuit, but it's new guidelines on federal money that put a hitch in the plan
Oh, the things left to do
The House finally gives the operating budget another shot, confirmations on the calendar and a last-minute shot at updating the PFD formula.
The brewing battle between the haves and have nots
The PFD, the budget, unemployment benefits and revenue are all boil down to a few simple questions about who gets what.
The Senate operating budget has a point to make
That it can be balanced... without a PFD.
Angry, Young and Sick. Fairbanks' covid-19 surge could be a sign of things to come.
The consequences of your actions.
After long, exhausting and mostly dumb weekend, the House postpones final debate on the budget
Things went off the rails.
As the budget advances, the size of the PFD starts to take shape
The House Finance Committee finally wraps up work on the budget with a larger-than-expected majority voting against a big PFD. Now a $500 PFD is on the horizon.
After marathon session, Legislature finally approves covid-19 disaster declaration
It took nearly seven hours, but the Senate churned through three dozen amendments and approved a narrowed extension of the state’s covid-19 disaster declaration on Wednesday night.
Who could've possibly seen this coming?
$8 million in federal food stamp funding, which would fund about 2.2 million meals, is on the line if the Legislature can't pass a disaster extension in time.
We're all over the pandemic, but that doesn't mean it's over
Patience is in short supply after 13 months. It's not an excuse to rush headlong into another outbreak.
