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Alaska education funding boost nears vote of full House

Education bill inches toward House vote amid negotiations and questions over funding

A House bill that would substantially boost school funding has cleared two committees and could be headed for a final vote, but questions remain over how the state would pay for it.

Juneau Empire on MSN · 1d

Education funding bill unexpectedly advances again, nears House floor vote amid affordability concerns

Without objection, the House Finance Committee advanced House Bill 69 to a vote of the full House without discussing amendments or hearing public testimony. If HB 69 were to become law, the state would be expected to provide $325 million more next year for public schools, with additional increases in 2027 and 2028.

Alaska Beacon · 1d

Alaska education funding boost nears vote of full House amid affordability concerns

Minority-caucus Republicans said the funding bill wasn’t worth discussing in committee because the majority hasn’t said how to pay for it.

Alaska Public Media · 2d

Down a member, Alaska House takes unusual step to move education funding bill forward

With one member out battling an illness, the majority could not pass the bill out of the Education Committee along caucus lines. They did so with a floor vote instead.

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‘Alaska has become too federally dependent,’ Congressman Begich tells state Legislature

The comments, in his first address to state lawmakers, come as Alaskans reckon with the effects of Trump’s broad efforts to ...

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Alaska House majority slows fast-moving school funding boost for further negotiations

The bill has been fast-tracked through the legislative process, but on Friday, the House majority said further discussions are needed.

Fairbanks KTVF on MSN1d

Begich address to Alaska Legislature focuses on building strong economy

With an eye toward furthering Alaska’s economic interests, Rep. Nick Begich, R-Alaska, addressed the Alaska Legislature for ...

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Proposed Juneau School District budget assumes $400 increase to per-student state funding

The Juneau School District Board of Education began formal discussions on next school year’s budget Thursday. The budget is ...

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Alaska House advances school funding bill over Republican objections

Bipartisan House majority members say a big school funding boost is urgently needed, with the state’s education system in ...

Alaska child care advocates want subsidies and tax credits caught in legal limbo -- and more

Advocates want the Alaska Legislature to again pass a child care measure that is being challenged in court, along with additional help for the beleaguered sector. Legislators last year approved Senate ...

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Measure would allow cities to adopt local-option sales tax

Montana towns and cities could have the option of a local, tourism-economy-based sales tax if a bill in the Legislature can ...

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Opinion: Alaska’s housing and energy challenges now require ambition, vision and resolve

We face a sobering choice. Do we invest in a future where Alaskan homes are lifelines for residents and assets to our energy ...

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