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Dunleavy threatens to block school funding compromise if he doesn’t get his way

Education Matt Acuña Buxton -
It appears that this year’s fight over education funding isn’t over yet, despite legislators reaching a hard-fought education deal last month. In an unprecedented meeting, Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy and Education Commissioner Deena Bishop told school districts on Thursday...
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Alaska governor’s staff warns executive branch away from state Capitol in session’s last days

Juneau James Brooks, Alaska Beacon -
Legislators say Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration isn’t answering questions about a key revenue bill.
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Legislature approves first tax in years as Alaska’s financial picture turns grim

Economy Matt Acuña Buxton -
With a 26-14 vote in the House, the Alaska Legislature approved the first new major revenue source in years on Wednesday.
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Alaska’s Far-Right Echo Chambers

Fairbanks Opinion, The Alaska Current -
Bigotry coming from the mayor's office emboldens hate speech by others, in a time when our leaders across the state and nation stoke the flames.
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From Alaska Capitol’s cafeteria, author and illustrator claims Pulitzer Prize

Arts and Culture James Brooks, Alaska Beacon -
Tessa Hull’s ‘Feeding Ghosts’ was awarded the prize for memoirs and biographies.
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Legislators push for stronger oversight of oil tax collection

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
The Alaska Senate on Monday unanimously approved a law strengthening the state’s oversight of the oil tax system.
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UAS professors on the front-lines of glacial outburst flood prediction

Environment Rachel Levy -
A team of researchers will help to better map and predict the Suicide Basin glacial lake outburst flood that has devastated Juneau’s Mendenhall Valley.
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Legislators salvage education deal in the aftermath of Dunleavy’s veto

Economy Matt Acuña Buxton -
The new measure links a permanent increase in per-student funding to policies aimed at improving learning, as well as a way to pay for some of the biggest new spending proposed by the bill.
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Misinformed by election officials, American Samoans in Alaska now face prosecution

Courts Victoria Petersen -
Felony charges have swept through Whittier’s American Samoan community after an anonymous complaint prompted a state investigation. The residents are U.S. nationals, and community leaders say they were provided incorrect guidance by election officials.
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Trail Blazers: Janice Tower

Arts and Culture Emily Sullivan -
When endurance cyclist Janice Tower founded non profit organizations Mighty Bikes and Singletrack Advocates in the early 2000s.
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