Retiring teacher, coach urges Colony grads to ‘find their 68’
By Jeremiah Bartz Frontiersman.com A football coach using a hockey reference as the centerpiece for his keynote address may
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Alaska House approves broader list of Permanent Fund dividend exceptions
By James Brooks Alaska Beacon Members of the federal government’s ocean-mapping corps and Alaskans training for the merchant
Alaska Senate committee proposes $700 per-student school funding formula increase, following veto
By Corrine Smith and James Brooks Alaska Beacon Five days after Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a major increase to Alaska’
We need adequate funding for every student in every public school
By Rick Morgan Spectrum As lawmakers in Juneau take up House Bill 204, which includes a proposed $560 increase to
Alaska House encourages school districts to limit students’ cellphones, with some exceptions
By James Brooks Alaska Beacon Legislation passed Wednesday by the Alaska House of Representatives would require the state’s school
Bill seeks to cover fewer workers with paid sick leave recently approved by Alaska voters
By Yereth Rosen Alaska Beacon Alaska’s voter-approved mandate for paid sick leave has not yet gone into effect,
Legislature votes to uphold governor’s veto of significant education funding boost
By Corrine Smith and James Brooks Alaska Beacon The Alaska Legislature has voted to uphold Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto
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I encourage every legislator to vote to override impending education veto To the editor: Alaska education funding has been making
State senate approves bare-bones state construction budget; Mat-Su Republican senators applaud fiscal restraint
By Tim Bradner For the Frontiersman The state Senate passed a capital, or construction budget and sent it to the
Alaska House reapproves another missed-deadline bill from last year
By James Brooks Alaska Beacon Last year, Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed five bills, citing the fact that the Alaska Legislature
Alaska House votes down symbolic antiabortion budget language, passes amendment against trans care
By James Brooks Alaska Beacon For the first time in more than 25 years, the Alaska House of Representatives has
Governor presses school policy changes with funding increase, after vetoing larger boost
By Corrine Smith and James Brooks Alaska Beacon Along with announcing a veto of an education funding bill on Thursday,
Alaska Head Start programs in limbo after regional office closed
By Corrine Smith Alaska Beacon Alaska Head Start programs are reeling after the regional federal office was suddenly closed last