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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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AIDEA’s job-creation claims fall flat, veteran Alaska economists conclude

Commentary Dermot Cole -
This story is republished from dermotcole.com with permission. In September 2022, Alaska economists Gregg Erickson and Milt Barker, two of the leading experts on the history of Alaska’s state government, did a financial analysis of the Alaska Industrial Development & Export Authority. As I...
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Charter schools serve wealthier families, a detail missing from Dunleavy’s charter school con job

Education Dermot Cole -
In Anchorage, 54% of district students are from "economically disadvantaged" homes, compared to 36% of students in charter schools.
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