House members clash over future of budget, PFD

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – Can the House’s budget possibly make it to the Senate next week? And if so, what might it look like?

That depends on whom you ask.

House lawmakers on Tuesday shared conflicting opinions on the condition of the budget — which currently includes a full statutory dividend at around $3,900, and a deficit of approximately $1.9 billion — and what next steps could look like as the Senate awaits the legislation’s arrival to its chambers…

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