Some district superintendents expressed surprise and concern at the letter and repeat veto threat, and called for state support for Alaska schools.
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Between vows against taxes and using savings, the 2025 PFD and Alaska state services are in a vise
Legislators are expected to reduce this year’s proposed Permanent Fund dividend in order to resolve a looming deficit.
Alaska House votes down restrictions and disclosure rules for ‘dark money’ campaign cash
The restrictions were proposed as amendments to a bill that would restrict donations directly to candidates and groups.
Alaska becomes first state to require warnings about alcohol link to colon, breast cancers
Alaska bars and liquor stores will be required to post signs warning of alcohol’s link to cancer, under a bill that became law on Friday.
Alaska House encourages school districts to limit students’ cellphones, with some exceptions
House Bill 57 isn’t a ban on phones in classrooms, but it allows limited bans if local school districts approve them.
Trump administration plans offshore oil leasing in Alaska’s ‘High Arctic’
A new multiyear offshore program, to be unveiled soon, will include a reconfigured Arctic area where future lease sales will be held, the Department of the Interior says.