Gov. Dunleavy has not been shy about vetoing education bills, and lawmakers have failed to override him. Will a funding and ...

Dunleavy hasn’t said whether he’ll sign the bill, but with broad support in the House and Senate, lawmakers may be able to ...

The Senate’s new draft dividend figure, and other spending, could change as the budget advances through the legislative ...

Alaska Education Commissioner Deena Bishop on Monday sent a letter to school superintendents, urging them to advocate for Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s education priorities or risk seeing school funding vetoed ...

A bill passed Monday by the Alaska House seeks to implement an upcoming ballot measure two years ahead of time.

Amid a severe state budget deficit, the Alaska Senate Finance Committee is proposing the lowest Permanent Fund dividend in ...

With a month left in the legislative session, multiple lawmakers said it would be difficult to craft an education measure ...

Education commissioner tells school districts to support governor’s policy goals or risk losing funds.

Concerns over the state's ability to pay for the $1,000 per-student increase in basic funding, given its worsening fiscal ...

After several failures and near misses, the Alaska Legislature on Wednesday passed a bipartisan education package that multiple lawmakers say could survive Gov. Mike Dunleavy's veto pen. After almost ...

It comes less than a week after lawmakers failed to override the governor's veto of a $1,000 boost to basic funding.

Legislators are expected to reduce this year’s proposed Permanent Fund dividend in order to resolve a looming deficit.