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House Republicans pull the plug on hearing about prison deaths, citing ACLU involvement

News Matt Acuña Buxton - March 26, 2024

House Republicans forced the cancellation of a hearing on deaths in Alaska prisons, where the grandfather of a man who died while in state custody was set to testify.

With handwritten amendment, Alaska House votes to raise state’s age of consent

News James Brooks, Alaska Beacon - March 26, 2024

The decision won’t be final until at least Monday, when the House is scheduled to vote on the underlying bill.

Following education veto, lawmakers scramble to salvage time-critical school internet bill

News Matt Acuña Buxton - March 22, 2024

Legislators rush to pass House Bill 193 to secure federal funds for school internet upgrades, facing looming federal deadlines and uncertainty in education funding.

Alaska House approves 12-month birth control coverage bill, with bipartisan support

News Matt Acuña Buxton - March 22, 2024

Alaska's House votes in favor of requiring insurance coverage for 12-month birth control prescriptions.

Anchorage Democrat alleges governor threatened Republicans before veto vote, prompting denials

News James Brooks, Alaska Beacon - March 21, 2024

Fairbanks’ school board president amplifies a version of the claims, but targets say the allegations are baseless.

Schools shouldn’t expect much, Alaska House Republican says after the demise of education bill

Education Matt Acuña Buxton - March 20, 2024

Seventeen Republican lawmakers' reversal on a landmark education bill throws school funding into doubt, prompting debate on next steps during the legislative session.

Here are the 17 Republicans who flip-flopped on the education bill

Education Matt Acuña Buxton - March 19, 2024

One vote away: Legislators miss the chance to override Gov. Dunleavy's education bill veto as 17 Republicans backtrack.

Legislators fail to override Dunleavy’s education bill veto, as Republicans question whether schools are a worthwhile investment

News Matt Acuña Buxton - March 18, 2024

The Alaska Legislature fell a single vote short of overriding Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of a landmark education bill.

In another unhinged news conference, Gov. Dunleavy tells legislators to ‘move on’ from school bill he vetoed

Education Matt Acuña Buxton - March 15, 2024

Perhaps the most surprising message from the news conference was the governor’s insistence that legislators give up on making any meaningful education policy changes this year.

Alaska Gov. Dunleavy vetoes bipartisan education bill, throwing critical public school funding into question

Education Matt Acuña Buxton - March 15, 2024

Gov. Mike Dunleavy made good on his threat to veto a widely supported education bill after legislators refused to deliver a second education bill loaded with his priorities.

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As legislators raise alarm over feds getting private voter information, Dunleavy officials say they’d do it again

Online age verification could be coming to Alaska, piggybacking on anti-CSAM bill

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