Alaska Legislature passes stopgap budget, amid uncertainty around war-driven oil revenues

Alaska Legislature passes stopgap budget, amid uncertainty around war-driven oil revenues

Members of the Alaska House of Representatives convene on the first day of the second session of the 34th Alaska State Legislature on Jan. 20, 2026 (Photo by Corinne Smith/Alaska Beacon)The Alaska Legislature on Wednesday approved a stopgap budget bill amid an ongoing debate among lawmakers around war-driven oil revenues and whether to draw from state savings. The stopgap budget bill contains $449.6 million in state spending including for disast…