The Alaska House opened debate on the state’s annual operating budget Tuesday by repeatedly voting in favor of $2,600 payments to eligible residents this year.
House Majority Leader Chris Tuck, D-Anchorage, talks to Speaker of the House Louise Stutes, R-Kodiak, on Tuesday, April 5, 2022 during a break in debate on the state’s operating budget.
Rep. Tom McKay, R-Anchorage, talks to Rep. Cathy Tilton, R-Anchorage, on Tuesday, April 5, 2022 in the Alaska House of Representatives. The governor also proposed an additional, supplemental dividend of about $1,250, the amount necessary to raise the 2021 dividend to what the new formula would pay.
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