The Alaska House advanced its version of the operating budget, which is projected to create a $600-million deficit by paying a $2,700 PFD and making a one-time $175 million boost to public schools.
Reps. DeLena Johnson, a Palmer Republican, and Nome Democrat Neal Foster, both co-chairs of the House Finance Committee, watch operating budget debates Monday.
The Republican-led majority crafted a largely flat budget, which was similar to Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s proposedThe House’s budget had a smaller Permanent Fund dividend than the governor, which would follow the so-called “and pay $2,700 per eligible Alaskan at a cost of $1.7 billion. Dunleavy proposed paying a $3,400 full statutory dividend at a cost of roughly $2.2 billion. The governor’s budget did not include a temporary boost for education.
Johnson said there would be “very slight increases” to the budget to pay for additional law enforcement officers and housing for Alaska State Troopers. There would be $4.5 million appropriated for the state of Alaska to take The Alaska House advanced the operating budget Monday on a 27-13 vote, along caucus lines on April 17, 2023. on a 12-28 vote earlier in April, with several minority Democrats joining Republicans in supporting the larger dividend figure. Minority proposals to add funding for child care, mental health and student school transportation were rejected along caucus lines.
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