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Dunleavy vetoes public school bill, claiming ‘no evidence’ funding matters

Commentary Matt Acuña Buxton -
Gov. Mike Dunleavy today vetoed legislators’ latest attempt to permanently increase public school funding.
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The Alaska Governor’s Race Power Rankings: Three’s a Crowd

Commentary Matt Acuña Buxton -
The race for Alaska’s next governor grew a bit larger this week with the entrance of right-wing organizer and former talk radio personality Bernadette Wilson.
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A way-too-early power ranking of Alaska’s gubernatorial race

Commentary Matt Acuña Buxton -
The race to be Alaska’s next governor kicked off this week when two Republicans filed the paperwork to begin fundraising and campaigning.
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At Juneau Assembly Meeting, Cruise Lines Dodge Question on Toxic Discharges

Commentary Rachel Levy -
Last week the City and Borough of Juneau Assembly held a joint work session with members of the Cruise Lines International Association of Alaska
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Helping the next generation of hunters and fishermen to have a say

Commentary The Alaska Current -
Alaska’s public lands and waters are used by virtually every Alaskan who hunts, fishes, traps, and wants to keep doing it — though not every Alaskan knows how to advocate for management that is rooted in their and their...
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From Anchorage to Alabama: Teaching my kids the history some want to erase

Commentary admin -
On March 9th, surrounded by thousands of marchers, my children and I walked hand-in-hand over the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama.
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Sullivan claims ‘far left group’ drafted critical questions from lawmakers

Commentary Dermot Cole -
The questions to Sen. Dan Sullivan asked by several majority members of the Legislature Thursday were not rude and he was not treated with disrespect.
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Budget and GOP are still roadblocks to increased public school funding

Commentary Matt Acuña Buxton -
The Alaska House passed House Bill 69, legislation outlining a $1,000 increase to per-student funding known as the base student allocation.
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Dunleavy’s push for a two-tier education system would only worsen inequities

Commentary Matt Acuña Buxton -
The first month and a half of Alaska’s legislative session has painted a grim and frustrating picture surrounding public education.
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AIDEA nows says it doesn’t need $50 million for gas line study

Commentary Dermot Cole -
Juneau Sen. Jesse Kiehl said something not long ago about how the job of a legislator is often to say no.
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