Alaska Senate adds $5,500 in cash per Alaskan to proposed budget, which is set to be finalized Tuesday:
Senate President Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna talks with Senate Finance Committee co-chair Bert Stedman, R-Sitka and Sen. Lora Reinbold, R-Eagle River , during a Senate floor session on Monday, May 9, 2022.
The payments approved by the Senate include both a full statutory $4,200 Permanent Fund dividend and $1,300 one-time energy relief checks meant to offset the rising costs of fuel.in the operating budget they passed last month, which included a $1,300 energy relief check and a $1,300 dividend, for a total of $2,600.
“The people could use a blessing right now in this state,” Reinbold said before voting in favor of the measure. From left to right, Senate Minority Leader Tom Begich, D-Anchorage; Sen. Click Bishop, R-Fairbanks; Sen. Mike Shower, R-Wasilla; and Sen. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, gather on the Senate floor to discuss budget amendments on Monday, May 9, 2022.
, an increase of $30 from December. But Stedman preferred to rely on a more conservative figure, he said, due to the volatility of oil prices.
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