Alaska House changes its mind on cutting per diem

The Alaska House’s Democrat-led majority has changed its mind about adjusting its own per diem rates this year. After hours of debate, the Alaska House voted 32 to five to slash funding in the budget for the payments.
Currently, lawmakers receive a monthly allocation based on a federally set calculation to cover the costs of food and housing — which rose earlier this month from $213 to $275 a day.
Last month, a proposal in the House Finance Committee would have cut the per diem amoun