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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 ...
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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 ...
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Alaska House to 'expedite' consideration of education funding increase
Rebecca Himschoot, a Sitka independent who co-chairs the House Education Committee ... A Legislative Finance Division analysis found that Alaska schools reached their peak buying power in 2011 ...
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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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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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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 ...
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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 ...
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Alaska Senate unanimously rejects automatic salary hikes for top state officials
Sen. Bert Stedman, a Sitka Republican who co-chairs the Senate Finance Committee, said during Friday’s floor debate giving ...
Women represent half of the US. But they sometimes lack clout in budget and tax talks
Women represent half of the U.S. population. JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Women represent half of the U.S. population but it's still rare for them to have leading roles in setting taxes or budgets in some ...