Eric Stone
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Alaska Public Media
Lawmakers voted 46-14 to override the governor’s veto of a bill that includes increased funding for public schools and a series of education policy reforms.
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Dan Seavey ran the first Iditarod, in 1973, when mushers and organizers were still trying to figure out if a thousand-mile sled dog race across Alaska was even possible. -
The home improvement chain broke from many other retailers, who say they cannot afford to absorb new tariffs. -
Gov. Dunleavy vetoes another education funding bill, setting up a contentious override vote. -
Assembly member George Martinez thinks his measure could help Anchorage’s economy by connecting teenagers to jobs, especially as the school district prepares to roll out its career academies initiative. -
Some legislators say they’re hopeful they can override the governor's veto. A vote is scheduled for Tuesday morning.
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University of Alaska officials were informed last week that the federal government had terminated their $2.5 million grant from the National Science Foundation. -
Unless the state is able to appeal the decision, what’s usually tens of millions of dollars in federal aid won’t count toward the state’s education contribution for the next fiscal year. -
Thousands of new books, many by Indigenous writers, are landing in the hands of kids across Southeast Alaska this month. -
Flat funding, combined with inflation, will mean service cuts in many places across the state. -
A panel of negotiators has finished combining different budget drafts approved by the House and Senate.
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