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    "headline": "alaska just voted your pfd to $3,800",
    "deck": "Alaska's House just voted to send every eligible resident $3,800 this year, and it passed by one vote.",
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    "body_md": "The Alaska House Finance Committee voted 6-5 this week to advance a draft budget that includes a full statutory Permanent Fund Dividend of $3,800 for 2026, up from the $1,000 dividend Alaskans received in 2025. Five Republicans and one Democrat from Nome joined to push the measure through committee.\n\nIf the full amount is paid out, a family of four would see more than $15,000 land in their accounts sometime this year, money that could affect decisions on debt, land purchases, and local spending across the state.\n\nThe full $3,800 payout is not guaranteed. To tap the state's Constitutional Budget Reserve and cover the entire dividend, lawmakers need a three-quarters supermajority vote, a threshold that is difficult to reach in Juneau.\n\nThe estimated total cost of the full dividend is $2.47 billion, which would make it the single largest line item in Alaska's state budget.",
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    "summary": "The Alaska House Finance Committee voted 6-5 to advance a draft budget with a full $3,800 statutory PFD for 2026, up from $1,000 in 2025. The full payout needs a three-quarters supermajority to tap the Constitutional Budget Reserve; total cost would be $2.47 billion.",
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      "House Finance Committee voted 6-5 to advance the draft budget with a $3,800 PFD.",
      "2025's PFD was $1,000; the proposed 2026 dividend is $3,800.",
      "Five Republicans and one Democrat from Nome backed the measure in committee.",
      "Paying the full $3,800 requires a three-quarters supermajority vote to tap the Constitutional Budget Reserve.",
      "The full dividend payout is estimated at $2.47 billion, the largest line item in Alaska's budget.",
      "A family of four could receive more than $15,000 under the full dividend."
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        "a": "The House Finance Committee advanced a draft budget with a full statutory dividend of $3,800, up from $1,000 in 2025, which could mean more than $15,000 for a family of four.",
        "q": "What would the PFD be this year?"
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        "a": "Not yet. Lawmakers still need a three-quarters supermajority vote to tap the Constitutional Budget Reserve to fund the full amount.",
        "q": "Is the $3,800 PFD guaranteed?"
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        "a": "The committee passed it 6-5, with five Republicans and one Democrat from Nome voting in favor.",
        "q": "Who voted for the budget in committee?"
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        "a": "The estimated total is $2.47 billion, making it the single largest line item in the state budget.",
        "q": "How much would the full dividend cost Alaska?"
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