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Gov. Dunleavy veto of increase for Alaska child care and infant learning funding draws concerns
The governor cited declining state revenues for the budget vetoes. Legislators and advocates say funding for child care and ...
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Dunleavy’s office says Alaska has no plans to build ‘Bear Alcatraz’ for ICE detainees
After Fox News raised the idea of a “Bear Alcatraz” ICE facility in Alaska, the office of Gov. Mike Dunleavy said that the ...
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Alaska lawmakers plan rare use of subpoenas to get oil tax data
It’s the latest development in a dispute between the Legislature and Dunleavy administration over whether the state is ...
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Opinion: Dunleavy was right to veto the interest rate cap bill
Gov. Mike Dunleavy recently vetoed a bill passed by both chambers of the Alaska Legislature that would have capped interest ...
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Bill requiring car rental apps to collect Alaska taxes avoids second veto
Alaskans who rent out their cars on platforms like Turo and Getaround are no longer required to collect and submit state ...
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Kenai Peninsula lawmakers split on attending special session start
Gov. Mike Dunleavy asked House Minority Caucus members not to attend the first five days of a special session he set for next ...
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Governor asks some lawmakers to stay away from special session he called
In a meeting with Republican members of the Alaska House of Representatives on Wednesday, Gov. Mike Dunleavy had what he ...
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School board allocates extra state funds
The Juneau Board of Education voted to end universal free breakfast, pay off food service and transportation debt, and create ...
Alaska is America's worst state for business in 2025 as falling oil prices sink economy
A big drop in crude prices year over year leaves Alaska, reliant on oil for revenue, at the bottom of CNBC’s annual Top ...
Murkowski, Sullivan sought to insulate Alaska from the harshest impacts of the budget reconciliation bill. Will it be enough?
As congressional Republicans passed a bill that will add new red tape to federal safety net programs, a statewide audit has found that Alaska's Department of Health is routinely failing to abide by ...
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Car rental tax bill, impacting apps like Turo, becomes law without governor’s signature
House Bill 123 went into law Thursday morning, a bill aimed to alleviate car owners hosting their vehicles on Turo and other vehicle rental apps of large tax burdens while regulating the way the app ...