Beth Verge

Published Apr. 5, 2025 at 4:51 AM CEST | Updated moments ago

Oil prices sank again to start the week, with U.S. crude now below $60 a barrel and Alaska North Slope falling to under $68 a barrel at close.

House lawmakers maintain the transfer of the legislation to the Senate could happen as early as next week.

State lawmakers grappling with an already-massive budget deficit for both the current and upcoming budget years are now facing another layer to that huge challenge in plummeting oil prices, which have fallen about 15% overall since the Trump Administration’s announcement of sweeping tariffs last week.

House Bill 69 — the state's education funding bill — is slated to be taken up on the Senate floor Friday. The governor has already threatened to immediately veto the legislation.

Have you ever wondered what it might be like to live in the governor’s mansion in Juneau? You could soon find out for yourself — at least through short-term stays.

House Bill 69 advanced from the Senate Friday afternoon in what lawmakers have repeatedly called a “stripped-down” form, with most policy changes eliminated but a $1,000 Base Student Allocation boost still intact.

HB 69 is slated to be taken up by Senate lawmakers Friday, while governor threatens to ‘veto immediately' Published Apr. 11, 2025 at 12:47 AM GMT+2

The state Senate’s budget bill for fiscal year 2026 will soon be taken up by House lawmakers after passing the Senate on Tuesday morning.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, said Thursday that he will instead introduce an alternative education funding bill.