AKLEG Day 34: Legislators find little justification for proposed school cuts: ‘That’s the wrong answer’
Another hearing, another lesson in futility as the administration refuses to back up its budget.
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AKLEG Day 30: Republicans, Democrats push back against Dunleavy’s cuts to school, seniors and rural Alaska
Legislators from both sides of the aisle and from across Alaska fire back to Dunleavy’s proposed budget. Meanwhile, something is afoot in the House.
Republican Sen. Bishop proposes bringing back education head tax
The $30 tax would be levied on every Alaska worker—regardless of residency—and raise an estimated $13 million per year for school construction and maintenance.
Education Commissioner Johnson refuses to take a position on school vouchers
Johnson said constitutional amendments should go to a vote of the people, which is how the process already works.
Dunleavy’s budget director claims schools were wrong to count on $20 million approved by the Legislature
It reveals a grave misunderstanding of how Alaska’s budget process works.
State of the Race: Legislative Races, Day 5 (The Senate districts)
The final rundown of legislative race previews in this week’s series.
Friday in the Sun!!! (December 30)
Legislative staff drama, office drama, and a new game about it all. It’s Friday in the Sun!!!!
Friday in the Sun!!! (October 14)
Libertarians, Bahnke, and Vazquez reel, Millett’s irony, and Alaska’s un-Trumps….It’s Friday in the Sun!!!!!!