Layoffs, cut services, battles over Permanent fund - hazards of oil-based economy
Alaska Dispatch
With threat of layoffs looming, state agencies prepare to cut services
With the state budget in limbo and layoff notices just days away, officials at various agencies foresee cuts in services ranging from repairing potholes to issuing birth and death certificates.
Politics | Jeannette Lee Falsey
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http://www.adn.com/article/20150529/threat-layoffs-looming-state-agencies-prepare-cut-services
$6.4 billion Permanent Fund transfer would limit state financial options
Analysis: For the Republican-led majority in the Alaska House, the price of avoiding a negotiated settlement with Democrats over a 2 to 3 percent budget difference is the largest internal money transfer in the history of the Alaska Permanent Fund, about $9,000 for every resident of the state.
Commentary | Dermot Cole
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http://www.adn.com/article/20150529/64-billion-permanent-fund-transfer-would-limit-state-financial-options