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Alaska lawmakers’ session is over. Here are 9 things they did.
After four months, lawmakers have finished their yearly legislative session. They passed dozens of bills and resolutions, a ...
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Eric Stone is Alaska Public Media’s state government reporter. He covers all facets of state government and how they affect Alaskans, from the Alaska Legislature to the executive branch and the ...
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Alaska legislators override Dunleavy’s veto of education bill
Lawmakers voted 46-14 to override the governor’s veto of a bill that includes increased funding for public schools and a ...
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Alaska state budget and other bills head to Gov. Mike Dunleavy
According to legislative records, the state’s operating, capital and mental health budgets were transmitted to the governor ...
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Alaska lawmakers' biggest education funding bill is dead. Now what?
Alaska Public Media’s Eric Stone was in the House chamber for the override vote and has been talking with lawmakers and school leaders about what’s ahead, and he spoke with Alaska News Nightly ...
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Lawmakers have less than a week left in Juneau. Here's what to know.
Things are moving quickly, and it’s tough to keep up. Alaska Public Media’s Eric Stone spoke with Alaska News Nightly host Casey Grove for a look at what you need to know. The following ...
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Dunleavy introduces first-draft budget with $1.5 billion deficit and more than $3,800 PFD
Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, speaks during a press conference introducing his budget for the next fiscal year on Dec. 12, 2024. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media) Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska ...
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Ballot measure to repeal Alaska’s ranked choice voting system is now failing by 192 votes
(Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media) The ballot measure that would repeal Alaska’s open primary and ranked choice voting system is now failing by the narrowest of margins, according to the latest ...
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The recount is over. Alaska will keep ranked choice voting.
(Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media) Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom, right, and state House candidate Steve Menard look on as Division of Elections Director Carol Beecher, foreground, decides how ...
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Meeting with superintendents, Dunleavy threatens to veto compromise education bill
Gov. Mike Dunleavy, R-Alaska, speaks during a press conference introducing his budget for the next fiscal year on Dec. 12, 2024. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media) Gov. Mike Dunleavy is once again ...
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Weather service workers are being cut — and that could hit hard in Alaska
Alaska Public Media's Eric Stone reports. ERIC STONE, BYLINE: The federal government would not confirm how many probationary workers were fired last month at the National Weather Service.
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Federal funding freeze puts Alaska nonprofits under immense pressure, advocates say
The House Judiciary Committee listens to a presentation on Monday, Feb. 5, 2025. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media) Alaska nonprofits face immense uncertainty due to the Trump administration’s ...