Lawmakers from both parties appear to agree: school funding should be increased. But by how much — and whether the bill that passes will survive a veto — is unclear.
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The plane was reported missing Sunday, about 12 hours before it was found partially submerged under ice Monday morning. -
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Commissioner Deena Bishop said the order would not mean a loss of federal education funds for Alaska schools. -
A predator-control program in Western Alaska, recently ruled unconstitutional, is needed to boost the ailing Mulchatna caribou herd, state game managers say. -
Trump said Boeing had won the contract to build the U.S. Air Force's next generation of fighter jets. Little is known about the jet's specifications, appearance or capabilities. -
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The 2023 report by the Not Invisible Act Commission focused on the disproportionate rates of assault and murder in Indigenous communities. -
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