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Education

As legislators review school funding, Alaska’s middling teacher pay is a key focus

Matt Acuña Buxton - 0
There are a lot of ways to measure how Alaska’s spending on public education stacks up to other states.
Federal Government

Legislators question federal directive for Alaska National Guard to prepare for “civil disturbance”

Corinne Smith, Alaska Beacon - 0
Alaska National Guard officials say they have received the Pentagon’s order to prepare for “civil disturbance operations” but have not begun training.
Education

Few easy answers or quick fixes for Alaska’s public school system

Matt Acuña Buxton - 0
Improving Alaska's public school system, it turns out, isn’t cheap.
Editorial

The long road ahead for victims of Typhoon Halong highlights just how far the state needs to come in its treatment of rural Alaska

Matt Acuña Buxton - 0
The Alaska Federation of Natives’ annual convention comes at a poignant time for the state.
News

Journalists resign after Carpenter Media censors coverage to appease GOP lawmaker

Matt Acuña Buxton - 0
Homer Republican Rep. Sarah Vance got what she wanted, and now the Kenai Peninsula has four fewer working journalists.
Editorial

Opinion: Treg Taylor isn’t getting the best reception his money (or the state’s) can buy

Matt Acuña Buxton - 0
Alaska’s former Attorney General Treg Taylor officially joined the race for governor last week, launching his campaign off a six-plus-month runway filled with profile-raising,...
Local news

Alaska GOP Rep. Vance threatens boycott of Homer News over Charlie Kirk coverage

Matt Acuña Buxton - 0
This story has been updated to more accurately reflect Kirk's quote on how Black women like U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson "do...
Opinion

If it wasn’t for the low bar set by Dunleavy, this special session would be a humiliating defeat

Matt Acuña Buxton - 0
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy's special session is set to expire on Sunday without accomplishing any of his goals.
Education

As Dunleavy’s special session peters out, legislators cut their own path on education

Matt Acuña Buxton - 0
The special session still isn’t going anywhere with just a few days left on the clock.
Opinion

Legislators’ pair of veto overrides was a truly remarkable rebuke of Dunleavy

Matt Acuña Buxton - 0
Originally published on akmemo.com. With no votes to spare, the Alaska Legislature this weekend voted to override the governor's landmark veto of the state's baseline...
Education

Dunleavy serves up reheated leftovers for the special session

Matt Acuña Buxton - 0
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy's snap special session this weekend is definitely not just about ensuring his slate of deeply unpopular vetoes.
Federal Government

Murkowski didn’t spare Alaska from Trump’s megabill; she just delayed the pain

Matt Acuña Buxton - 0
Alaska U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski called her decisive vote for Trump’s megabill “agonizing.”
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