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Alaska students stage statewide walkout protesting education veto

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The walkouts were 40 minutes long to represent the 40 votes needed by the Legislature to override the governor's veto of SB 140.
Anchorage

State funding for year-round shelter in Anchorage falls a vote short

Matt Acuña Buxton - 0
Anchorage Assembly and Mayor Dave Bronson unite to seek $4 million in state funding to keep city's cold weather shelter open year-round.
News

In a bizarre twist, House Finance Committee backs down from full PFD

Matt Acuña Buxton - 0
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.
News

Friction affects Alaska’s influential Bush Caucus

James Brooks, Alaska Beacon - 0
Three non-Republican House majority members frequently diverge from the state’s farthest-north Republican, who was appointed by Gov. Dunleavy
Education

Federal school funding at risk after Dunleavy administration fumble

Matt Acuña Buxton - 0
The U.S. Department of Education is labeling Alaska as a “high-risk grantee.”
Economy

House flirts with overspending Permanent Fund to pay bigger PFD

Matt Acuña Buxton - 0
The House Finance Committee considers breaking a budget rule to pay out a full dividend by overdrawing the Alaska Permanent Fund, sparking debate over fiscal responsibility.
Education

The Dunleavy administration still has few answers on education priorities

Matt Acuña Buxton - 0
The House Education Committee holds first hearing on the alternative to bipartisan education bill, raising questions about charter schools and reading funding.
News

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

Matt Acuña Buxton - 0
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.
News

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

James Brooks, Alaska Beacon - 0
The decision won’t be final until at least Monday, when the House is scheduled to vote on the underlying bill.
News

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

Matt Acuña Buxton - 0
Legislators rush to pass House Bill 193 to secure federal funds for school internet upgrades, facing looming federal deadlines and uncertainty in education funding.
News

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

Matt Acuña Buxton - 0
Alaska's House votes in favor of requiring insurance coverage for 12-month birth control prescriptions.
News

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

James Brooks, Alaska Beacon - 0
Fairbanks’ school board president amplifies a version of the claims, but targets say the allegations are baseless.
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