Alaska House, bill and Education Committee

Down a member, Alaska House takes unusual step to move education funding bill forward
With one member out battling an illness, the majority could not pass the bill out of the Education Committee along caucus lines. They did so with a floor vote instead.
Vote advances key education bill in Alaska House, while highlighting tight margin
A voting error led one Alaska House of Representatives minority-caucus member on Wednesday to vote to move a public-school funding increase one step closer to passage through the Alaska House of Representatives,
Alaska House advances school funding bill over Republican objections
The Alaska House on Wednesday narrowly voted to advance a measure from the House Education Committee that would substantially increase school funding, over the objections of minority Republicans. House Bill 69 would boost the state's per-student funding formula — the Base Student Allocation — by roughly $500 million over three years.
Alaska education funding boost nears vote of full House amid affordability concerns
Minority-caucus Republicans said the funding bill wasn’t worth discussing in committee because the majority hasn’t said how to pay for it.
Education funding bill unexpectedly advances again, nears House floor vote amid affordability concerns
A key House panel unexpectedly advanced a major rewrite of Alaska’s per-student funding formula for public schools on Thursday. Without objection, the House Finance Committee advanced House Bill 69 to a vote of the full House without discussing amendments or hearing public testimony.
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Alaska legislators say state’s fiscal picture is among the worst in decades
“The state of Alaska is probably facing its largest fiscal problem … in 30 years,” said Sen. Lyman Hoffman, D-Bethel and ...
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State lawmakers face tough budget choices as faltering oil revenue turns a surplus into a deficit
The state faces a nearly $200 million deficit to maintain essentially status-quo spending, leaving lawmakers with hard choices: reduce spending, raise revenue, cut the dividend, or draw from savings.
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Alaska Senate leaders suggest new revenue measures to address looming budget deficit
Alaska Senate leaders signaled Tuesday that they were open to considering new revenue measures this year to help stabilize ...
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Sen. Lyman Hoffman says it’s ‘the most difficult year’ he’s seen for balancing Alaska’s budget
Sen. Lyman Hoffman (D-Bethel) spoke from his Juneau office with KYUK about what’s on his mind as the legislative session gets ...