Alaska Politics
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What little financial wiggle room Alaska had to start the year has been squeezed out of the state’s fiscal picture and then some, according to the Legislature’s top budget analyst. Legislative... Read more -
Gov. Mike Dunleavy pressed legislators in a Friday noontime address to quickly approve funding to pay Alaskans the $1,306 he says they are owed to fulfill last year’s Permanent Fund dividend payments... Read more -
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is asking Congress to unleash a torrent of emergency economic aid to help people through the financial pain of the coronavirus crisis, with sizable checks... Read more -
After a back-and-forth over funding for state homelessness services last year, Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s proposed budget would keep the peace by providing about $43 million in funding to various agencies... Read more -
The 2020 legislative session is still young but little visible progress has been made to settle one of the biggest debates in the state’s history. The future of the Permanent Fund Dividend is still... Read more
National Politics
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Republicans have options to counteract the Obama administration’s move to pull Arctic waters from the federal offshore oil and gas lease plan, but they are far from immediate. -
Donald Trump’s election is generally viewed as a win for Alaska’s core resource industries, but whether or not it translates into better business in the Last Frontier will have much to do with his relationship with those on Capitol Hill.