Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks during a news conference on Friday, March 15, 2024. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon) Alaska ...
Alaska saw an unprecedented wave of school closures this year. District officials grappling with severe budget shortfalls ...
When Alaska House Speaker Bryce Edgmon toured the public school in Sleetmute last fall, he called the building "the poster child" for what's wrong with the way the state pays to build and maintain ...
The day after the governor signed the budget, as lawmakers scrambled to see what was in and out, comment’s about the vetoes started coming in. Many were glad to see nearly $300 million one-time K-12 ...
The Alaska House of Representatives, following in the path of the state Senate, has approved a small construction and renovation budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1. The vote on Senate Bill ...
The Alaska House of Representatives voted 23-17 on Thursday to approve a draft $12.3 billion statewide operating budget, including the 2024 Permanent Fund dividend, currently set at about $2,270 per ...
The Alaska Senate approved its version of the state budget Wednesday, including a $1,000 Permanent Fund dividend and, for now, a $150 million surplus. But senators say they expect that surplus to ...
This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with KYUK Public Media and NPR’s Station Investigations Team. When Alaska House Speaker Bryce Edgmon toured the public ...