Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoes major public education funding increase • Alaska Beacon | #alaska | #politics
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy, following through on an ultimatum, vetoed a bipartisan education funding increase Thursday after members of the House and Senate failed to advance education items the governor supported. Public school districts across the state had sought a significant increase to the state’s per-student funding formula, and hailed the passage of Senate Bill […]
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Richmond Mayor Stoney drops Virginia governor bid, will run for lieutenant governor
By SARAH RANKIN – Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democratic Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney announced Tuesday he is dropping his bid for Virginia governor in 2025, avoiding a nomination contest with U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger, and will instead run for lieutenant governor. A former member of ex-Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s administration and a two-term mayor […]
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Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders urges lawmakers to pass budget as session kicks off
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is urging lawmakers to pass her $6.3 billion budget proposal that boosts spending on a new school voucher program By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press April 10, 2024, 4:24 PM ET • 4 min read LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Wednesday urged lawmakers to pass her […]
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Things to know when the Arkansas Legislature convenes to take up a budget and other issues
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas lawmakers are convening at the Capitol and their top agenda item is taking up Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ $6.3 billion proposed budget for the coming year. The session also could include efforts to tweak or outright repeal a law dealing with cryptocurrency mining operations. Sanders, a Republican who took […]
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Disagreements between Alaska House Republicans stalled education work for three weeks • Alaska Beacon | #alaska | #politics
During Alaska’s biggest education debate in years, the House Education Committee, one of the main avenues for debating policy in the Capitol, has been silent. Because of a dispute between its two Republican co-chairs, the committee hasn’t met in three weeks. “It’s kind of a tragedy that the education committee is not meeting when we’re […]
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Ivey says ‘now is the time’ for a statewide vote on lottery and gambling bills | #elections | #alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey called Tuesday night for the creation of a limited school voucher program and announced support for two controversial measures before lawmakers this year: gambling legislation and absentee ballot restrictions. Lawmakers kicked off the 2024 legislative session with key votes on gambling, elections and education looming. Ivey used […]
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