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Dunleavy compounds rural school troubles with latest veto of teacher housing bill

Commentary Matt Acuña Buxton -
For a governor who supposedly cares deeply about schools and rural Alaskans, Dunleavy doesn’t seem interested in making their lives easier.
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Forest Service plans to repeal rule that has blocked logging, mining in parts of Alaska and the West

Environment James Brooks, Alaska Beacon -
Since 2001, the Roadless Rule has limited development in the Tongass National Forest, Earth’s largest temperate rainforest.
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Dunleavy vetoes payday loan bill, says Alaskans should be free to take predatory loans

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
The legislation, Senate Bill 39, would have placed a 36% cap on all small-dollar loans in Alaska.
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GOP’s Medicaid cuts will be unsurprisingly terrible for Alaska

Federal Government Matt Acuña Buxton -
The precise shape, scope and impact of the Medicaid cuts have been hard for providers to nail down.
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Current Cravings: ‘Where should we go to eat in Anchorage?’

Anchorage Jenny Weis -
If you live in Anchorage and hosted visiting friends or family, you’ve been asked this question.
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Dunleavy’s oil tax secrecy reveals the faults in Alaska’s oil system

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
Alaska’s oil tax system is complicated even by tax standards.
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Trail Blazers: Jessie Herman-Haywood

Arts and Culture Emily Sullivan -
For Jessie Herman-Haywood, snowboarding is more than a hobby — it’s a lifestyle.
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Dunleavy’s veto of oil tax transparency bill leaves legislators wondering, ‘What are you hiding?’

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
On Monday, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a bill that legislators had hoped would shed light on how his administration is handling oil and gas taxes
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Hiring teachers from the Philippines could mean brain drain for Filipino schools

Economy admin -
When Alaska school administrators toured Pajo Elementary School, each class greeted them by welcoming them to the Philippines in both English and in Filipino.
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New teachers are latest wave in the centuries-long history of Filipinos in Alaska

Economy admin -
The first Filipino known to visit Alaska came in 1788, aboard a Spanish trading ship called the Iphigenia Nubiana.
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