'It's a tug-of-war between the dividend and every other priority the state has,' said AlaskaBeacon reporter James Brooks, discussing budget negotiations six weeks into the legislative session.
Alaska Beacon reporter James Brooks covers the Alaska Legislature for the Alaska Beacon.
In Juneau, legislators are six weeks into their session. The big controversies so far are education funding and employee pensions and as always the size of the permanent fund dividend. Alaska News Nightly Host Pro Tempore Liz Ruskin interviewed Alaska Beacon reporterJames, is anything happening there at the Capitol? And how is the mood?It’s actually pretty quiet in the Capitol this week. There’s a fair number of legislators who are headed out to Washington, D.C.
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