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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Education

Schools shouldn’t expect much, Alaska House Republican says after the demise of education bill

Matt Acuña Buxton - 0
Seventeen Republican lawmakers' reversal on a landmark education bill throws school funding into doubt, prompting debate on next steps during the legislative session.
Education

Here are the 17 Republicans who flip-flopped on the education bill

Matt Acuña Buxton - 0
One vote away: Legislators miss the chance to override Gov. Dunleavy's education bill veto as 17 Republicans backtrack.
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Legislators fail to override Dunleavy’s education bill veto, as Republicans question whether schools are a worthwhile investment

Matt Acuña Buxton - 0
The Alaska Legislature fell a single vote short of overriding Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of a landmark education bill.
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A vote for an override on Dunleavy’s education bill veto is a vote for the Legislature

Matt Acuña Buxton - 0
This commentary was originally published on akmemo.com. “I support the governor’s vision on education. Yet I will be voting to override his veto,” wrote Fairbanks...
Education

Poll: Alaskans broadly oppose Gov. Dunleavy’s education bill veto

Matt Acuña Buxton - 0
On Thursday night, Alaska Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced his veto of a bipartisan education bill that called for the largest increase in public...
Education

In another unhinged news conference, Gov. Dunleavy tells legislators to ‘move on’ from school bill he vetoed

Matt Acuña Buxton - 0
Perhaps the most surprising message from the news conference was the governor’s insistence that legislators give up on making any meaningful education policy changes this year.
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