Some of the state’s largest school districts say that if they don’t receive concrete information this month on the funding available, they will not be able to use the money to hire teachers and pay for other programs ahead of the mid-August school year start.
The pardons continue a pattern in Trump’s second term of railing against the Biden administration while granting clemency to political allies and donors.
The Steller sea lion protections are among a series of rules that the administration is seeking to relax or change to carry out a mandate from President Donald Trump to cut regulation of U.S. commercial seafood harvests. (via Alaska Beacon)
Republicans have defended the changes to SNAP as reasonable efforts to cut federal costs and expand work requirements for those who receive food stamps.
The Alaska Children’s Trust is leading a statewide collaborative effort to reduce risks, set safety protocols and educate communities to prevent harm. (via Alaska Beacon)
