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Education funding fight sees modest progress in House

Education Matt Acuña Buxton - April 10, 2024

Alaska House amendments reflect incremental gains in education funding battle.

Alaska House is getting underway with the budget: Here’s what’s been added so far

Economy Matt Acuña Buxton - April 9, 2024

Legislators grapple with amendments to the state's operating budget, sparking divisions and debates over spending priorities.

House GOP education bill advances after bait-and-switch hearing

Education Matt Acuña Buxton - April 8, 2024

The bill also calls for a $680 increase to the base student allocation, a figure the governor has threatened to ignore with a line-item veto.

Legislators try but get few answers on federal school funding problem

Education Matt Acuña Buxton - April 5, 2024

Alaska's education funding hangs in the balance as federal grant status raises concerns. Legislators scramble for solutions amidst appeals and uncertainty.

Mayor Bronson is first incumbent mayor in 30 years to be forced into a run-off election

Anchorage Yarrow Silvers - April 4, 2024

Tom Fink was the last incumbent mayor to face a run-off, in 1990. He narrowly won with 38% of the vote.

Preliminary results show Anchorage voters reject incumbent Mayor Bronson for second term

Anchorage The Alaska Current - April 3, 2024

With no mayoral candidates expected to reach the percentage of votes needed to win, Anchorage braces for a runoff election.

Mat-Su book-banning policy goes before a federal judge

Education Matt Acuña Buxton - April 3, 2024

Most of the challenged books have not been reviewed, with only 18 books undergoing the process so far.

Division of Elections gave anti-RCV initiative special treatment, lawsuit alleges

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton - April 3, 2024

Lawsuit challenges the certification of an initiative seeking to undo the state's ranked-choice voting and open primary.

Nonpartisan open primaries let Alaskans choose values over party

Commentary Jeanette Lee - April 3, 2024

More than half of voters in the 2022 midterm primaries split their tickets between candidates from across the political spectrum.

An Alaska Olympian went to D.C. to testify on climate change. Then a senator dredged up four-year-old tweets

Environment Nathaniel Herz, Northern Journal - April 2, 2024

Louisiana Republican U.S. Sen. John Kennedy subjected Anchorage cross-country skier Gus Schumacher to a pop quiz about climate science in an exchange that went viral in conservative circles.

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U.S. Rep. Nick Begich told legislators to get on board with the LNG pipeline project. They’ve got questions.

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