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Senate plans confirmation hearing on Dunleavy’s education point man Monday

Commentary Dermot Cole -
Gov. Mike Dunleavy nominated Bob Griffin for a second five-year term on the state school board.
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Alaska House seeks to ban social media for kids, limit access to internet pornography

News James Brooks, Alaska Beacon -
A vote on the proposal could take place as soon as Friday, and if it succeeds, the idea would go to the state Senate
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Alaska Senate panel approves state spending plan with smaller dividend than House proposed

Economy James Brooks, Alaska Beacon -
The Senate proposal closes a $270 million gap in the House plan, but further negotiations are expected in May
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Dunleavy floats new ideas to continue flowing public money into private religious schools

State Government Matt Acuña Buxton -
At another rambling news conference on Wednesday, Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy floated several ideas to continue spending public money on religious private schools despite a court ruling that struck down the practice as unconstitutional. While legislators across the political...
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Dunleavy’s home-school allotment scheme is a warning for his charter school plan

Education Matt Acuña Buxton -
It might have taken nearly a decade, but Mike Dunleavy and his allies were able to essentially set up a “shadow school voucher program."
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Alaska’s home-school payment scheme that sent public dollars to religious schools ruled unconstitutional

Education Matt Acuña Buxton -
A family appealed to the court, arguing they would be put in a tough financial position if they were to lose the ability to spend the public home-school payments on private and religious education.
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Biggest Anchorage K12 private school enrolled all students in public correspondence to qualify for $3,000 reimbursement

Education Dermot Cole -
Mountain City Christian Academy, formerly Anchorage Christian School, used public correspondence school funds, raising questions about the legality of state funding for private education.
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Alaska House passes operating budget amid looming spending uncertainty

Economy Matt Acuña Buxton -
The $12.3 billion operating budget includes a $2,270 dividend and $175 million one-time school funding, matching the $680 BSA increase vetoed by the governor.
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Dunleavy’s poll draws scrutiny: leading questions, misleading data

News Yarrow Silvers -
Gov. Mike Dunleavy's commissioned poll raises questions about skewed samples and misleading data.
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More problems at Alaska’s state-owned investment bank, conservation group concludes

Economy James Brooks, Alaska Beacon -
The reports arrive as AIDEA seeks permission from the Alaska Legislature to borrow as much as $300 million for a variety of as-yet-unidentified mining projects.
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