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Push to teach AAPI history in Alaska schools clears Senate again

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The Senate voted unanimously this week to add lessons covering the history and contributions of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to the public school curriculum.
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Dunleavy appointee with ‘particularly disqualifying’ views rejected for spot on Alaska Medical Board in rare vote

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This year’s joint confirmation hearing was more muted than usual, but it still marked a legislative first.
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Senate passes wide-ranging election reform bill with key fixes for rural voters

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For more than half a decade, legislators have tried to fix widely acknowledged problems with the state’s election system.
Juneau

Alaska governor’s staff warns executive branch away from state Capitol in session’s last days

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Legislators say Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s administration isn’t answering questions about a key revenue bill.
Economy

Legislature approves first tax in years as Alaska’s financial picture turns grim

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With a 26-14 vote in the House, the Alaska Legislature approved the first new major revenue source in years on Wednesday.
News

Legislators push for stronger oversight of oil tax collection

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The Alaska Senate on Monday unanimously approved a law strengthening the state’s oversight of the oil tax system.
Economy

Legislators salvage education deal in the aftermath of Dunleavy’s veto

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The new measure links a permanent increase in per-student funding to policies aimed at improving learning, as well as a way to pay for some of the biggest new spending proposed by the bill.
Elections

Alaska House approves campaign finance limits to rein in wild west of spending

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Alaska’s state campaigns have operated without any campaign finance limits since a federal judge struck them down in 2021.
Education

With time running out, Alaska Senate reaches a compromise on education funding

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Legislators failed to override Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of a $1,000 increase to the state’s per-student funding formula last week.
Education

Gov. Dunleavy’s veto of public school funding stands as Legislature remains divided

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Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of a permanent increase to school funding stood on Tuesday after legislators failed to muster the 40 votes needed to override him.
Economy

Fresh off his second school veto, Dunleavy proposes a bill that would actually cut funding

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Alaska GOP Gov. Mike Dunleavy presented an alternative that he says would have his support.
Education

Gov. Dunleavy vetoes school funding bill, marking a new annual tradition

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Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Thursday made good on his promise to veto the second landmark public school funding bill in as many years. Legislators approved...
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