Superintendents said the message was clear: Lawmakers must approve three of Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s top education policies or he would veto the education measure that includes an annual $177 million increase to school funding.
The Legislature is facing a $680 million-plus deficit over two fiscal years based on status quo spending. In response, the Senate has proposed cuts across the board.
An Anchorage Superior Court judge said the way the predator control program — aimed at boosting the Mulchatna caribou herd — was authorized this year circumvents a ruling that found it unlawful.
The federation said that it welcomed back the Central Council of the Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, based in Juneau and representing more than 35,000 tribal citizens, and the Tanana Chiefs Conference, based in Fairbanks and representing 42 villages.
Attorney General Treg Taylor’s participation in the trips underscores watchdogs’ growing concerns about the group that paid for the trips, the Attorney General Alliance, which has raised millions of dollars from corporations — including some that have had legal disputes with states. (via the Northern Journal)
The bill would apply state corporate income tax on out-of-state businesses that operate online. The revenue-raising measure was intended to fund key elements of an education package broadly approved by the Legislature last month.
