Alaska House panel shrinks school funding boost and adds policy changes in bill before floor debates
An Alaska House panel on Wednesday advanced an education measure with a reduced school funding boost and education reforms to ...
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Alaska House lawmakers tweak education bill ahead of final vote expected Wednesday
The four approved changes all came from members of the Republican House minority, who have complained in recent weeks about ...
Alaska House debates amendments to education bill in marathon session
The Alaska House is poised to take a final vote on a school funding bill later this week, after a marathon debate Monday on dozens of amendments to the proposal. House Bill 69 would increase the state ...
Congressional districts beyond the DC area expecting fallout from DOGE cuts
More than 80% of the federal workforce lives outside of the Washington area, and they have been hard hit by layoffs.
A rural Alaska school asked the state to fund a repair. Nearly two decades later, the building is about to collapse.
Rural school districts depend on the state to fund construction and maintenance projects. But over the past 25 years, Alaska ...
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A Rural Alaska School Asked the State to Fund a Repair. Nearly Two Decades Later, the Building Is About to Collapse.
Local school districts are generally responsible for ... Bryce Edgmon, an Alaska Native and speaker of the Alaska House of Representatives, also said the program isn’t working.
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House education bill sent to floor with smaller $1,000 BSA hike, new policy changes
The education funding debate at the Alaska State Capitol shifted again Wednesday with a major rewrite of a bill backed by the ...
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House leaders add policy changes to revised education bill with $1,000 funding boost
State House leaders unveiled a revised high-priority education funding bill on Wednesday ahead of a floor debate in the full ...
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Alaska lawmakers seek public sector pension reform over persistent opposition
Alaska House Majority Leader Chuck Kopp says that ... The system requires both employees and employers — meaning school districts and local governments — to contribute 6.13% of participating ...
This Alabama congressional district could be one of the hardest hit by DOGE cuts
It’s also affecting workers and communities outside the Washington, D.C. area, where about 80% of that workforce is based.