Andy Josephson

Alaska

Alaska House votes down constitutional guarantee for Permanent Fund dividend • Alaska Beacon | #alaska | #politics

The Alaska House of Representatives on Thursday rejected a long-awaited constitutional amendment that would have guaranteed payment of the annual Permanent Fund dividend. The final vote was 22-18, five votes short of the supermajority required to advance the amendment to the Senate for further debate. The amendment was part of a plan created in 2021 […]

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Alaska

First-time Alaska legislative candidates are trying to make their mark before Election Day | #alaska | #politics

Caroline Storm talks to Peggy Baker. (Photo by Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media) As the sun set over Turnagain Arm, Caroline Storm trudged through unshoveled snow to knock on doors in a middle-class South Anchorage neighborhood tucked between two highways. “Let’s try Peggy and Hannah,” she said, looking at an app on her phone that lists […]

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