AKLEG Day 30: 'On the topic of pain'
In explicitly recognizing that Black and brown lives matter, the hope is that we can, as a society, start acting like it.
AKLEG Week 4: 'It's gonna get weirder'
“The future has already happened in the past, and it’s gonna happen again if nothing changes,” Gov. Mike Dunleavy.
AKLEG Day 23: 'Call it whatever you want'
Anchorage and the rest of Southcentral's energy woes take center stage.
AKLEG Day 22: 'We're all walking off a cliff'
Larger class sizes, fewer electives, fewer teachers, shuttered schools and choices between heating and payroll were just a few of the things administrators warned may happen without a BSA boost.
AKLEG Week 3: No to the Future.
Beyond mines, politically motivated lawsuits and questionable sole-source contracts, it’s hard to see exactly what the governor has said “yes” to in the last five years.
AKLEG Day 15: State of the State delayed
Questions about how the governor's preferred education bill would work in practice and whether it meets the needs of Alaska students in a fair and equitable manner have gone unanswered.
AKLEG Day 9: 'It was kinda backed into.'
The hasty bull rush to pass a sweeping education bill is running into the political reality of the Legislature.
AKLEG Week 1: ‘Let the games begin’
If it looks like a process aimed at limiting public input and clamping down on the possibility of any changes—like a bigger BSA—that’s because it probably is.
AKLEG Day 1: House GOP kicks things off by saying no to vote on K-12 funding
Instead, they're offering a much smaller increase tied to a litany of conservative education policy priorities.
Thank you
As we wait to see what exactly the session has in store for us, let's take a moment to reflect on where we've been and where we're going.
