Alaska Legislature
33-27
A lot can change in a few months, and even more can change in a year.
House passes budget that needs more work, approves cellphone ban that doesn't ban cellphones
There's still a long way to go on the budget.
As everything falls apart, school funding advances and much-delayed salary study is released
Oh how things can change in 80 days.
Education bill advances with homeschool testing requirement and UA Regents rebuked for anti-DEI measure
The new provisions are aimed at shining light on just how effective homeschool programs actually are. Meanwhile, regents were forced to squirm a bit over their decision to preemptively censor the university system.
House GOP pushes expanded use of force in the classroom, because of course
Because of course.
Deep Dive: The flaws in Dunleavy's two-tier education system
The governor's proposals would leave most students out in the cold in educational environments that are both figuratively — and literally — condemned.
Deep dive: Let's be honest about Dunleavy's two-tier education system.
Behind all the rhetoric that neighborhood schools must do the impossible with less, what Dunleavy is proposing is a system that funnels what little funding he will support to the few — while leaving everyone else to fight over the scraps.
So, what the heck happened last week?!?
Education bills, town halls and complying in advance, oh my.
Trump's mass firings will bring 'a whole lot of hurt' to Alaska
The continued fallout of Trump's mass firings has many worrying about fires and tourism this summer.
Trump's mass firing of federal probationary workers is underway, and it's gonna be bad
"Alaska's economy has two parts: oil and federal employees."
