Sitka, introduced House Bill 69, which would boost per-student state funding by about $2,500 over three years.

Rebecca Himschoot, of Sitka, speaks with reporters at the State Capitol in Juneau after she introduced an education bill on January 24, 2025. (Marc Lester / ADN) JUNEAU — A member of the Alaska ...

The state faces a nearly $200 million deficit to maintain essentially status-quo spending, leaving lawmakers with hard ...

Local school officials are worrying about more than the high-stakes battle at the Alaska State Capitol over education funding ...

Dunleavy said before the start of this year’s session he is willing to consider a permanent increase of up to $200 million in education funding if legislators are willing to support his policy goals.

Frank Richards, executive director of the state corporation in charge of a long-planned trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline, is ...

Frustration about delays in a study of statewide salaries and an unwillingness by the Dunleavy administration to provide a ...

Crafting a compromise education spending and policy package will be attempted during the next two weeks by a five-person ...

A permitting system designed in the 1970s was supposed to make Alaska’s commercial fishing industry more sustainable and more ...

With the usual ceremony and an unusual lack of leadership battles the 34th Alaska Legislature gaveled in on Tuesday for the start of a two-year session expected to be lean in terms of revenue ...