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August 21, 2019

Alaska governor OKs smaller oil-wealth check for now

  • Residents can expect to receive $1,600 instead of the nearly $3,000 sought by Gov. Mike Dunleavy.
    • By BECKY BOHRER
    Associated Press

    JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy faced a tricky political decision.

    Should he take a hard line in his push to pay residents nearly $3,000 this year from the state's oil-wealth fund, a centerpiece of his campaign last year, or accept a lesser amount approved by lawmakers not swayed by his arguments?


     
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