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Alaska Legislature fails to override $87 million education funding veto • Alaska Beacon | #alaska | #politics

The Alaska Legislature failed on Thursday to override Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of $87 million in bonus public school funding last year and likely set a precedent for the way future legislatures consider veto overrides. Thursday’s vote was 33-26 and did not fall along party or caucus lines. Forty-five votes were needed to override. The […]

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Alaska pays $350,000 to settle last wrongful-firing lawsuit from loyalty-pledge scheme • Alaska Beacon | #alaska | #politics

The state of Alaska has paid $350,000 to settle a four-year-old lawsuit that found Gov. Mike Dunleavy and his former chief of staff personally liable for illegally firing a state attorney. The settlement with Elizabeth Bakalar ends a series of state and federal lawsuits triggered when Dunleavy and former chief of staff Tuckerman Babcock — […]

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Alaska to become 24th state to ban males from women’s sports | #alaska | #politics

By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter Wednesday, September 06, 2023 University of Pennsylvania swimmer Lia Thomas smiles after winning the 100-yard freestyle during the 2022 Ivy League Women’s Swimming and Diving Championships at Blodgett Pool on February 19, 2022, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. | Kathryn Riley/Getty Images Alaska is on track to become the latest state […]

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Alaskans get a $1,312 oil dividend check this year. The political cost of the benefit is high | #alaska | #politics

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Nearly every Alaskan will receive a $1,312 check starting this week, their annual share from the earnings of the state’s nest-egg oil fund. Some use the money for extras like tropical vacations but others — particularly in high-cost rural Alaska where jobs and housing are limited — rely on it for […]

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While governor aims for a ‘pro-life state,’ abortion rights appear entrenched in Alaska | #alaska | #politics

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy spent the last five minutes of his recent State of State address talking about becoming “the most pro-life state in the country,” conspicuously never using the word “abortion.” “Through the actions we’ll take together, when people ask which of the 50 states values children and families the most, from the moment […]

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Alaska Republicans hold ‘get out the vote’ rally | #alaska | #politics

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) – It was an event full of Republican rallying cries for those hoping to turn Alaska fully red on election day. About 150 Republican activists gathered at a Alaska Republican Party event at the Anchorage Baptist Temple Sunday afternoon to rally the get-out-the-vote effort for GOP candidates. The message was loud and […]

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Alaska voters say they’re worried about climate change. Here’s where the candidates stand. | #alaska | #politics

Students made signs with slogans condemning a lack of political action on climate change, March 15, 2019. (Photo by Wesley Early/Alaska Public Media) Alaska is at the forefront of climate change in the U.S. — it’s warming faster than any other state, and more than 60% of Alaskans say it’s an issue they’re concerned about. Alaska Public Media sent […]

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Gubernatorial hopefuls take the stage in Fairbanks | Politics | #alaska | #politics

When Bill Walker, an independent, and Les Gara, a Democrat, were asked for their No. 2 choice on the ranked choice voting ballot, the gubernatorial hopefuls pointed to each other. Both have roots in Fairbanks. Walker was born here. When Gara moved to Alaska, it was to Fairbanks first. They are two of four men […]

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Two Alaska governor candidates report big Outside donations. Another had more small, in-state gifts | #alaska | #politics

The U.S. House primary special election was primarily conducted by mail, however voters could also cast their ballot in person at more than 100 sites across the state. (Photo by Katie Basile/KYUK) It’s campaign season in Alaska, and candidates for state offices recently had to report the contributions they’ve received. The amount of cash individuals can […]

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Highest PFD ever on the table in Juneau | Politics | #alaska | #politics

Alaska Permanent Fund dividend payouts worth $2,550 to $5,500 are under consideration by state leaders, according to multiple Alaska lawmakers and aides contacted on Wednesday in Juneau. The amount of the 2022 PFD could be the largest since the first checks went out 40 years ago. The Alaska Senate this week approved a $5,500 dividend. […]