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Senate Bill 183 would have increased the powers of the Legislature’s auditor to get around a block imposed by the governor’s ...
One bill expands the time that some Permanent Fund dividend recipients may spend out of state without becoming ineligible.
The emergency declaration allows the Federal Highway Administration to pay for up to 90% of long-term repairs.
The state’s school funding formula is normally sacrosanct but Gov. Mike Dunleavy made the move due to declining revenue forecasts. The Legislature won’t attempt to override him until next year.
The Sitka School District is going to ride out an unprecedented fourth veto of education funding by drawing down its reserves ...
It’s been a month since the Governor’s veto on the education funding bill was overridden by the state’s legislature, but he’s ...
With January half a year away, education advocates may have a backup plan to fight for vetoed education funding — a lawsuit.
Several dozen protesters were outside Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s annual Alaska Sustainable Energy Conference where top Trump administration officials pushed to expand drilling, mining and logging in the ...
Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed more than $122 million from Alaska’s annual budget plan before signing it into law Thursday.
Juneteenth is officially a state holiday in Alaska for the first time. Signed into law in 2023, the day honors the end of ...
Mat-Su Borough Mayor Edna DeVries, 83, has entered Alaska’s 2026 gubernatorial race as a Republican, joining three others in what’s shaping up to be a competitive GOP primary.
The Maine Law Court issued an advisory opinion in 2017 saying the method would violate the state Constitution, but proponents ...