About $100 million of the draft budget would go toward catching up on deferred maintenance at facilities around the state.

It was the House’s first floor vote in this two-year Legislature on a major oil and gas tax measure — and a moment illustrating a major disagreement between two Democrat-heavy bipartisan coalitions.

The budget now heads to the Senate, which will come up with its own draft and set the stage for final negotiations in the closing days of the legislative session in May.

The bill provides $70 million dollars for the state's 10% match to federal construction projects, $75 million for disaster relief and nearly $100 million for wildfire suppression.

Sen. Bert Stedman, a Sitka Republican, said he'd rather direct additional revenue toward long-deferred maintenance and upgrades for state facilities.

Nome Democratic Rep. Neal Foster voted with Republicans to insert the $3,800 PFD as Alaskans face high costs. Independent Rep. Calvin Schrage says it gives Alaskans "false hope."

Large majorities of Alaskans tell pollsters they’re sick of changing their clocks twice a year. Where they should set them is a harder question.

The proposed constitutional amendment would reduce vetoes of spending decisions to a two-thirds threshold. The last time the Alaska Constitution was amended was in 2004.

Supporters say the constitutional change could be a powerful tool to provide stable funding for public education, while critics suggest it could remove flexibility in budgeting

Gov. Mike Dunleavy continues to oppose the bill, a spokesperson said. The bill passed the House 22-17, well short of a veto-proof majority, and now heads to the Senate.

The ban, imposed after the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, is set to expire this year. A resolution is one of the measures intended to help the state’s seafood industry.

When the delegation gets federal project money, the Legislature has to pony up its share, Sen. Lisa Murkowski said. "We need you to meet the match.”