state budgets

Arkansas

Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders proposes state budget with 1.76% increase

Arkansas Education Secretary Jacob Oliva listens as Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders (right) unveils her education initiative, called Arkansas LEARNS, last year at the state Capitol. (Photo by John Sykes/Arkansas Advocate) Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Wednesday proposed a 1.76% increase to next year’s state budget, a significantly smaller percentage jump than what has […]

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Arkansas

Arkansas governor recommends school funding increase

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday recommended that lawmakers increase public school funding by $550 million over the next two years to raise teacher pay, as the Republican prepares to leave office in January. Hutchinson presented his budget recommendations to a legislative panel days after Republican Sarah Huckabee Sanders was elected […]

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Alaska

Alaska governor outlines finalized state budget | #alaska | #politics

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced a finalized state budget Tuesday that he said will pay off the state’s lingering oil and gas tax credits and invest in areas such as public safety, education and infrastructure. Dunleavy, a Republican who faces reelection this year, vetoed hundreds of millions of dollars in proposed […]

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Alaska

Alaska governor outlines finalized state budget | Govt-and-politics | #alaska | #politics

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced a finalized state budget Tuesday that he said will pay off the state’s lingering oil and gas tax credits and invest in areas such as public safety, education and infrastructure. Dunleavy, a Republican who faces reelection this year, vetoed hundreds of millions of dollars in proposed […]

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Alaska

Alaska governor outlines finalized state budget | National Politics | #alaska | #politics

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced a finalized state budget Tuesday that he said will pay off the state’s lingering oil and gas tax credits and invest in areas such as public safety, education and infrastructure. Dunleavy, a Republican who faces reelection this year, vetoed hundreds of millions of dollars in proposed […]

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Alaska

Alaska governor outlines finalized state budget | Govt. & Politics | #alaska | #politics

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced a finalized state budget Tuesday that he said will pay off the state’s lingering oil and gas tax credits and invest in areas such as public safety, education and infrastructure. Dunleavy, who faces reelection this year, called the spending plan responsible. He vetoed hundreds of millions […]

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Alaska

Alaska lawmakers pass budget package to end session | Govt. & Politics | #alaska | #politics

By BECKY BOHRER – Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Legislature in the waning hours of a four-month session approved a state spending package that would pay residents about $3,200 this year after a vote that would have boosted the payout to about $3,850 narrowly failed in the House. The approved amount would […]

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Alaska

Alaska lawmakers OK payments to residents of about $3,200 | Govt-and-politics | #alaska | #politics

By BECKY BOHRER – Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Legislature approved a state spending package late Wednesday that would pay residents about $3,200 this year after a vote that would have boosted the payout to about $3,850 narrowly failed in the House. A tentative budget agreement reached by House and Senate negotiators […]

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Alaska

Alaska lawmakers pass budget package to end session | Govt-and-politics | #alaska | #politics

By BECKY BOHRER – Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Legislature in the waning hours of a four-month session approved a state spending package that would pay residents about $3,200 this year after a vote that would have boosted the payout to about $3,850 narrowly failed in the House. The approved amount would […]

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Alaska

Alaska lawmakers pass budget package to end session | U.S. Government and Politics | #alaska | #politics

By BECKY BOHRER – Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Legislature in the waning hours of a four-month session has approved a state spending package that would pay residents about $3,200 this year after a vote that would have boosted the payout to about $3,850 narrowly failed in the House. The approved amount […]

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