Sunday, April 28, 2024
HomeThe Midnight Sun

The Midnight Sun

Alaska House GOP’s rush to pass a sweeping education bill could be its undoing

Commentary Matt Acuña Buxton -
This commentary was originally published on akmemo.com. The Republican House Majority’s plan to bull-rush its education bill through the legislative process—compressing what normally would be weeks, if not months, of hearings, deliberations and debates into just a few days—is running...
Read more

The status quo governor

Commentary Matt Acuña Buxton -
Gov. Mike Dunleavy released his budget proposal outlining a “status quo” spending plan that reflects his status quo politics.
Read more

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.
Read more

Gov. Dunleavy’s budget proposes flat-funding schools

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
The budget proposes letting $87 million in one-time K12 funding expire.
Read more

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...
Read more

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...
Read more

Mat-Su school district’s ban on ‘anything political’ violated student’s rights, lawsuit charges

Education Matt Acuña Buxton -
Tensions have been rising between Mat-Su students and their school board in recent months.
Read more

Far-right Alaska Right to Life director among applicants for Mat-Su school board

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
The director of Alaska Right to Life, who is a political ally and friend of extreme-right Wasilla Republican Rep. David Eastman, is among the applicants to fill a vacancy on the Mat-Su Borough School Board. Patrick Martin is one of...
Read more

Alaska House ethics panel dismisses complaints against Eastman, Kurka

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
Ethics complaints against legislators are normally confidential until resolved, but because both Eastman and Kurka waived their right to confidentiality, it gave us an unusual window into the deliberations.
Read more

Decision in anti-ranked choice voting campaign’s church scheme pushed to next year

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
Citing “unusual circumstances,” the Commission has given itself until Jan. 5, 2024, to decide on three complaints it heard at a Nov. 16 meeting.
Read more
123...27Page 1 of 27

Popular posts

I'm social

388FansLike
201FollowersFollow
1,358FollowersFollow

The Alaska Current is a nonprofit collective of journalists, creatives and content creators working to reflect the interests and communities throughout Alaska. The mission of The Current is to publish a broad range of newsworthy and thought-provoking content that reflects Alaska’s diversity.

Contact us: news@thealaskacurrent.com

645 G Street, STE 100-540, Anchorage, AK, 99501

© 2023 - The Alaska Current