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Hundreds rally for Alaska education funding ahead of legislative session

State Government Matt Acuña Buxton -
Town Square Park in downtown Anchorage was packed with hundreds of people who turned out in the chilly weather to show their support for a permanent increase to K-12 funding. The Alaska Legislature is set to gavel in on Tuesday,...
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State of session: Alaska education policy to watch

Politics Matt Acuña Buxton -
In this breakdown, let’s look at where the Legislature left education policy last session, what’s happened since then and the outlook for the upcoming session.
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Alaska Legislature authorizes lawsuit against Dunleavy over anti-union spending

State Government Matt Acuña Buxton -
Several legislators argued it was critical for the Legislature to defend its authority over the budget.
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Gov. Dunleavy’s budget proposes flat-funding schools

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
The budget proposes letting $87 million in one-time K12 funding expire.
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Alaska Permanent Fund trustees approve plan to hide CEO reviews from the public

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
Under Alaska’s record laws, the performance evaluations of any employee who isn’t part of a union can be considered a public record if its disclosure is in the public interest. That’s what happened with the performance evaluations of Alaska...
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Campaign regulators deny latest bid to regulate anti-ranked choice voting campaign but order it not to disband

State Government Matt Acuña Buxton -
The Alaska Public Offices Commission has denied a request to expedite the latest complaint against the sprawling campaign backing an initiative to repeal Alaska’s open primary and ranked-choice voting election system, pushing the decision until well after the group...
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At the request of three law firms, state says per-hour statehood defense lawyer fees are secret

News Dermot Cole -
This article was originally published on dermotcole.com. Fairbanks lawyer Kirk Schwalm, named a Superior Court Judge by Gov. Mike Dunleavy on June 16, 2022, was briefly a part of the statehood defense industry earlier that year. But the Dunleavy administration claims...
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Teacher pay report censored by Dunleavy administration published with new title

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
Exactly what deviated has never been explained publicly, but comparing the two versions of the article reveals only a few changes, with a vast majority of the original piece intact.
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Consulting contract with former AG violates state procurement regulations

Commentary Dermot Cole -
The contract says Richards will be paid for seven months, but it only includes $50,000 to pay him, which is $34,000 short. This is not an accident.
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Dunleavy doesn’t want you to read this report on teacher pay

Education Matt Acuña Buxton -
In a stunning move, even by his standards, the administration of Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy killed a report by state economists that showed Alaska’s teacher pay isn’t quite what it used to be. According to an op-ed published by Dan...
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