Alaska House passes nearly $500M budget deficit bill, amid split support for Dunleavy spending

By: Corinne Smith

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: February 24, 2026

Words: 1,075

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 2 days ago

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The Alaska House of Representatives advanced a nearly $500 million supplemental budget bill to address the state’s budget deficit — one of the largest budget shortfalls to date — amid debate and scrutiny from Republicans who opposed drawing from a state savings account to pay for it, leaving the bill unfunded for now.

Lawmakers passed House Bill 289, known as the supplemental budget, by a 24 to 16 vote on Monday, which is …

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