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

The broader funding fight remains the state’s Base Student Allocation, which at $5,960 per-student is nearly unchanged since 2017. A one-time increase of $680 per student during the current school ...

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

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

Higher-than-forecast oil prices may take a bite out of the deficit, but spending from savings will likely still be needed.

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

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

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.

After the governor’s veto last year, House lawmakers’ new proposal aims to increase school funding based on inflation rates.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy, in his second-to-last State of the State address on Tuesday night, took a victory lap with a selective ...

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

JUNEAU — A member of the Alaska House majority on Friday introduced legislation that would increase Alaska’s public school funding by more than 35%, marking the beginning of what will likely be a ...