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Alaska Senate passes compromise bill including $700 school funding boost with broad support
It comes less than a week after lawmakers failed to override the governor's veto of a $1,000 boost to basic funding.
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Lawmakers fail to override Gov. Dunleavy’s veto of school funding bill
Concerns over the state's ability to pay for the $1,000 per-student increase in basic funding, given its worsening fiscal ...
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Dunleavy vetoes education bill, announces competing bill
The governor's counterproposal, announced along with his veto Thursday, would tie a smaller funding increase to policy ...
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Senate passes compromise education bill with $700 BSA hike by 19-1 vote; same-day House vote planned
A deal on an education bill with a veto-proof majority appears to have been reached by the Alaska Legislature, with the ...
Juneau Empire on MSN12d
Dunleavy’s veto of education funding bill puts pressure on lawmakers during final month of session
Mike Dunleavy (R-Alaska) vetoed a bill increasing Alaska’s $5,960 Base Student Allocation by $1,000 Thursday, setting the ...
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Alaska Senate plans to vote Monday on new education bill with $700 funding boost
The new version of House Bill 57, a House-approved bill requiring school districts to regulate student cellphone use, now ...
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Legislature fails to override Dunleavy’s veto of $1,000 increase in per-student education spending
The Alaska Legislature fails to override Gov. Mike Dunleavy veto of an education bill by a 33-27 vote, seven short of the ...
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Governor’s office: no decision on signing 18-20 year old alcohol servers bill, as deadline approaches
With a Saturday deadline quickly approaching, a spokesperson for Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s office told Alaska’s News Source that ...
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Unalaska students rally for education funding days before Gov. Dunleavy vetoes bill
School had just ended for the week in Unalaska, but not all students were celebrating. More than 30 students proceeded to ...
Alaska Legislature poised to approve 'compromise' education bill with $700 per-student funding boost
The Alaska Legislature is poised to pass a compromise education measure on Monday with a $700 boost to the Base Student Allocation, the state's per-student funding formula. Gov. Mike Dunleavy last ...