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Crum touts his experience in the senior ranks of state government and the private sector.
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Lawmakers from the House and Senate’s minority caucuses explain why they voted yes on Alaska’s first budget veto override in 38 years.
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The final result could reveal tens or hundreds of millions of dollars in missed revenue for the state of Alaska.
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In a new administrative action, Gov. Dunleavy is ordering “efficiency reviews” of state agencies and asking departments to use AI as part of an effort to identify budget cuts.
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Lawmakers overcame two vetoes from Gov. Mike Dunleavy, who called the special session, and have yet to schedule any hearings on bills he introduced.
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The bill originally passed the Senate unanimously and by a 30-10 vote in the House.
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The vote was the second successful veto override after lawmakers convened Saturday for a special session called by Dunleavy.
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The session agenda includes policy proposals, but lawmakers plan to keep it brief.
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It's unclear precisely how much the special session will cost, but past special sessions have run in the tens of thousands per day.
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The governor is asking legislators to address what he called “Alaska’s chronic education outcome crisis."
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Two of the bills create new fishing-related laws and the third updates the rules governing accountants in the state.
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Crum said he had “accomplished a lot to put Alaska on sound economic footing” and said he would have more to say on his last day. He's a possible candidate for governor.