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New-look public education funding bill advances toward Alaska House vote
Alaska’s public schools could receive a major permanent funding increase under a bill that will receive a final vote in the Alaska House of Representatives as soon as next week. House Bill 69, from ...
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Federal government puts Ketchikan, Anchorage buildings on list for potential sale
Three Alaska federal buildings and one parking lot are on a list of hundreds of properties eyed by the Trump administration ...
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Feds to investigate WA district that let trans athlete play basketball game
A student from Tumwater sat out a game because a player from Shelton High School was trans, according to the federal ...
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Alaska Senate approves ‘Women’s History Month’ declaration, sends it to House
The Alaska Senate voted 19-0 on Monday to declare March as Women’s History Month in Alaska. Senate Bill 43, sponsored by Sen. Elvi Gray-Jackson, D-Anchorage, advances to the House for consideration. A ...
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Alaska Legislature votes against inflation-adjusted pay rates for top officials
The vote puts lawmakers on the verge of rejecting an automatic inflation pay adjustment that had been proposed by a state ...
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Alaska House plans vote next week on key public-school funding bill
The Alaska House of Representatives is planning to vote next week on a bill that would significantly increase funding for the state’s public schools. As currently written, House Bill 69 would raise ...