...versions are smaller - overall, and in unrestricted spending - than what Parnell proposed, according to the Legislative Finance Division.Follow Becky Bohrer on Twitter at http://twitter.com/beckybohrerap.

...total about $6.5 billion in unrestricted general funds for fiscal year 2014, according to figures from the Legislative Finance Division. That number is subject to change.Differences between the House and Senate versions of the operating budget...

...revenues to run, and higher prices in recent years have helped to mask the impact of the production decline. The Legislative Finance Division, in a report earlier this year, cautioned that if next year's budget is the same as this year's budget...

...million more than what passed the House and about $63 million less than the governor proposed, according to the Legislative Finance Division. Meanwhile, House Speaker Mike Chenault said he expects the Senate to send over a capital budget in early...

...more than the House passed but about $63 million less than Gov. Sean Parnell proposed, according to the Legislative Finance Division.The operating budget authorized for this year was about $9.8 billion.The budget proposal under consideration...

...percent agency growth. The Senate plan is about $61 million less than Parnell proposed, according to the Legislative Finance Division.Kelly said next year, his intent is for the conversation to revolve around zero growth - "zero means zero...

...in recent years. The capital budget has been at least $2 billion since fiscal year 2005, according to the Legislative Finance Division.Parnell proposed a $1.9 billion capital budget, $799 million of which is unrestricted general funds...

...million if spending for next year matched that of the current year, a report released Monday states.The Legislative Finance Division report offers a sobering look at the state's fiscal situation amid declining oil production and lower oil...

...deficits by 2015, even with modest capital budgets, according to a legislative fiscal analyst's report. Legislative Finance Division Director David Teal told the Senate Finance Committee this past week that 3.3 percent agency growth, which...

...increased the amount available for contractual services by about $500,000, according to figures from the Legislative Finance Division. The secret contract signing avoided what would likely have been a bitter fight. Murkowski praised the choice...