There's a $200 million deficit in the current fiscal year, and a much bigger one under most scenarios for the next year.

The Senate has passed a Republican-led six-month spending bill hours before a government shutdown, overcoming sharp ...

If it is eliminated or the funding for it is zeroed out, Alaska would lose up to $140 million in annual federal funding to ...

The bill’s sponsor called it a “wonderful compromise.” It boosts the largest part of the state’s public school funding ...

JUNEAU — The Alaska Department of Revenue forecast on Wednesday that the state would see a bigger deficit in the next fiscal year due to lower-than-expected oil prices. The Legislature is facing a ...

The legislation prohibits farmed salmon and applies only to finfish, such as trout and Arctic grayling, among other finfish ...

The Senate swiftly approved legislation late Friday that would allow the District of Columbia to keep its budget intact, ...

A proposed Alaska Senate resolution to disapprove creating a standalone agriculture department was referred to the House ...

While introducing her resolution to the Republican-controlled Senate, Giessel said if Alaska were to require immediate “military defence, it’s the Canadians,” that answer the call and highlighted the ...

House Bill 69 increases the Base Student Allocation from its statutory base of $5,960 and makes other changes that cost a ...

Lawmakers have broadly expressed concerns that the more-than $250 million school funding boost per year would be unaffordable ...

On Monday, the Alaska House of Representatives is scheduled to begin debating a bill that would provide a big boost to K-12 public school funding . When legislators begin talking, they’ll likely ...