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DeVries, a conservative Republican, filed a letter of intent to run for governor June 12.
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Backers of the bill say it’s an effort to get to the bottom of why certain types of oil tax revenue have fallen precipitously in recent years.
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Dunleavy cited low oil prices as the reason for the veto, but local leaders — from superintendents to mayors to state lawmakers — say it threatens to push young families to seek opportunity elsewhere.
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The reduction in education funding is one of more than $100 million in budget reductions Dunleavy made using his line-item veto power.
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Alaska’s schools have consistently lagged near the bottom in national rankings. A legislative task force will study funding levels and education policy ideas in an effort to improve.
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The Northern Journal also found most state lawmakers disinterested in the topic of changing the limited-entry system.
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Lawmakers want to know if the state is getting taxes it is owed from oil and gas companies.
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Alaska’s Legislature adjourned last week without addressing an issue that many residents of coastal, Native villages see as urgent: expanding access to commercial fishing careers.
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What did lawmakers pass this year and what was left on the table for the second half of the 34th legislature?
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What did legislators accomplish this year and what was left for the second session?
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The bill comes from Rep. Andrew Gray, D-Anchorage, who said on Monday that it represents a way to fight rape and child sexual assault.
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At least one other member of the Alaska Senate’s bipartisan majority is expected to not seek reelection in 2026.