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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Some skepticism as Gov. Mike Dunleavy proposes biggest use of executive power in decades • Alaska Beacon | #alaska | #politics
In an unusual use of executive powers, Gov. Mike Dunleavy this month issued 12 executive orders abolishing state boards and granting new powers to the heads of state departments. The orders, which account for almost 10% of all executive orders issued since statehood and are equal to the number of all executive orders issued in […]
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Alaska Legislature opens, with House yet to organize | #alaska | #politics
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Legislature opened a new session Tuesday, with the House electing a temporary speaker but not yet having a majority organization in place. The House unanimously elected Rep. Josiah Patkotak, an independent from Utqiagvik, as the temporary speaker. The Senate chose Sen. Gary Stevens, a Kodiak Republican, as Senate president […]
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Alaska Legislature to face familiar challenges this year | #alaska | #politics
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Alaska Legislature convenes for a new session Tuesday with a bipartisan coalition controlling the Senate for the first time in over a decade, a divided House struggling to organize for the third straight term and a newly reelected Republican governor who said he’s interested in working with lawmakers and “problem […]
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