17-06-2021 02:11 via ktoo.org

Senate passes budget, motion funding $1,100 PFD fails

The Alaska Senate during a floor session on June 16, 2021. (Screen capture Gavel Alaska)
The Alaska Senate passed a state budget by a margin of one vote on Wednesday, the day after the House passed it. 
This year’s permanent fund dividend would be $525 if the Legislature doesn’t add more funding later. 
A motion that would have funded the dividend at $1,100 failed to receive support of three-quarters of the members of each chamber, which was required for it to pass. 
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