State revenue forecasts, carbon capture plans, lawmaker pay, and the Permanent Fund future were all discussed by Alaska Senate leaders.
, which would significantly raise salaries for the governor, lieutenant governor, department heads and legislators.
“If the legislature truly wants to, or if the House wants to override this salary commission report was to file a piece of legislation, and run it through the process, and have that enacted into law,” he said. One possible solution is diversifying long-term revenue generation plans to develop Alaska’s resources, according to Sen. Cathy Giessel .
Giessel confirmed that the Senate is waiting for the House to send over their markups to the carbon credit legislation. The discussion then moved to the House’s proposed calculation of the Permanent Fund Dividend, further questions about the salary commission, and a proposal to increase the Base Student Allocation to help pay for education costs.
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