Oil from new fields could boost the state’s production, but predicting when they’ll come online — and how much money the state will bring in — is tricky.
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Legislative Finance gets ready to release its version of Dunleavy’s new budget
Typically, the governor is required to release a budget by mid-December, and the Legislative Finance Division has about a month to get through it before lawmakers come into session. But that didn’t happen this year.
Credit rating agencies watch as Alaska pivots toward a new budget
Right now, there’s a plan in place that kept the state’s credit outlook stable. But there a new governor, and his administration has a new plan for the state’s budget.
Newscast – Friday, Jan. 25, 2019
In this newscast: A Juneau man charged with double homicide wants to get rid of his attorney months before his trial Alaska’s biggest port is in dire need of repais and according to the latest estimate for the port in Anchorage, those repairs will be twice as expensive as originally forecasted A federal judge has…
Newscast – Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019
In this newscast: The partial government shutdown is affecting federal court proceedings in Alaska The U.S. Senate failed to pass two bills that would have ended the partial government shutdown A Dunleavy appointee has been accused of lying to lawmakers Concerns over a hostile workplace culture surfaced Tuesday at the Sitka Assembly during a presentation…
Dunleavy appointee resigns after being accused of lying about his credentials
Department of Administration Commissioner John Quick resigned Thursday evening after questions arose about the veracity of his professional qualifications.