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    "deck": "The Alaska Senate Finance Committee cut the proposed PFD to $1,000 per resident, down from the House's $1,500 figure.",
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    "body_md": "The Alaska Senate Finance Committee passed a new version of the state operating budget this week that reduces the proposed Permanent Fund Dividend to $1,000 per eligible Alaskan. The House had already cut the dividend from $3,800 down to $1,500 earlier in the session. Governor Mike Dunleavy originally proposed a full statutory PFD of approximately $3,800, a figure that would have required pulling roughly $1.5 billion from state savings.\n\nThe cut affects households statewide, including in Anchorage, the Mat-Su Valley, Fairbanks, the Kenai Peninsula and Juneau. For a family of four, the difference between a $3,800 dividend and a $1,000 dividend is more than $11,000, money many families budget for groceries, gas, utilities or kids' activities.\n\nLawmakers say the state cannot afford the full statutory dividend without further cuts elsewhere in the budget. The disagreement between the two chambers over the dividend amount is a recurring fight each legislative session.\n\nThe Senate's version still needs a floor vote, and negotiations with the House will continue before a final number is set. The legislative session is scheduled to end May 20.",
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    "summary": "The Alaska Senate Finance Committee cut the proposed Permanent Fund Dividend to $1,000 per resident in a new operating budget, down from the House's $1,500 figure and Governor Mike Dunleavy's original $3,800 statutory proposal. The legislative session ends May 20.",
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      "Senate Finance Committee's budget sets the PFD at $1,000 per eligible Alaskan",
      "House had previously cut the PFD from $3,800 to $1,500",
      "Governor Mike Dunleavy's original statutory PFD proposal was approximately $3,800",
      "Funding the full statutory PFD would have pulled roughly $1.5 billion from state savings",
      "A family of four would see a swing of more than $11,000 between the $3,800 and $1,000 figures",
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        "a": "The Senate Finance Committee cut the PFD to $1,000 per eligible Alaskan in its operating budget.",
        "q": "What did the Alaska Senate cut the PFD to?"
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        "a": "The House had already cut it from Governor Dunleavy's $3,800 proposal down to $1,500.",
        "q": "What did the House propose for the PFD?"
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        "a": "Lawmakers say funding it would require pulling roughly $1.5 billion from state savings, and they say the math doesn't work without cuts elsewhere.",
        "q": "Why won't Alaska fund the full $3,800 statutory PFD?"
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        "a": "The legislative session ends May 20, so expect a final number before then after the House and Senate negotiate further.",
        "q": "When will the final PFD number be decided?"
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