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

Education Matt Acuña Buxton -
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.
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Legislators try but get few answers on federal school funding problem

Education Matt Acuña Buxton -
Alaska's education funding hangs in the balance as federal grant status raises concerns. Legislators scramble for solutions amidst appeals and uncertainty.
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Mayor Bronson is first incumbent mayor in 30 years to be forced into a run-off election

Anchorage Yarrow Silvers -
Tom Fink was the last incumbent mayor to face a run-off, in 1990. He narrowly won with 38% of the vote.
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Preliminary results show Anchorage voters reject incumbent Mayor Bronson for second term

Anchorage The Alaska Current -
With no mayoral candidates expected to reach the percentage of votes needed to win, Anchorage braces for a runoff election.
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Mat-Su book-banning policy goes before a federal judge

Education Matt Acuña Buxton -
Most of the challenged books have not been reviewed, with only 18 books undergoing the process so far.
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Division of Elections gave anti-RCV initiative special treatment, lawsuit alleges

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton -
Lawsuit challenges the certification of an initiative seeking to undo the state's ranked-choice voting and open primary.
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Nonpartisan open primaries let Alaskans choose values over party

Commentary Jeanette Lee -
More than half of voters in the 2022 midterm primaries split their tickets between candidates from across the political spectrum.
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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 -
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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State funding for year-round shelter in Anchorage falls a vote short

Anchorage Matt Acuña Buxton -
Anchorage Assembly and Mayor Dave Bronson unite to seek $4 million in state funding to keep city's cold weather shelter open year-round.
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In a bizarre twist, House Finance Committee backs down from full PFD

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
The proposal — by House Finance Committee co-chair Rep. Neal Foster — would have resulted in a PFD exceeding $3,000, at the cost of approximately $800 million from the fund.
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