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Gov. Dunleavy calls for August special legislative session in Juneau
Some legislators said they saw the call as an attempt to prevent lawmakers from overriding the governor’s June vetoes, ...
Juneau Empire20h
Dunleavy calls special session for August
Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Wednesday called a special session of the Alaska Legislature, limited to his own proposals for ...
Alaska Beacon21h
Alaska Gov. Dunleavy forces early vote on education veto override with special session in August
The session’s stated agenda is education and a Department of Agriculture, but lawmakers expressed skepticism about progress ...
Dunleavy calls August special session to address education, agriculture
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Wednesday called for a special session to begin in Juneau next month on the topic of enacting education reforms and creating a new agriculture department. The one-month ...
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner11d
FAST Planning urges governor to save roads advisory board
With Alaska’s transportation board set to expire June 30, Fairbanks officials and business leaders are urging the governor to ...
Frontiersman12d
Burn permits suspended in Mat-Su as National Guard provides support to Nelchina Glacier Fire
The Alaska Division of Forestry (DOF) issued a burn permit suspension Saturday for the Matanuska-Susitna Borough due to increased fire activity across the interior Alaska. The DOF also cites limited ...
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Alaska legislators override Dunleavy’s veto of education bill
Alaska lawmakers on Tuesday voted to override Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of a high-profile education bill that will increase long-term funding for public schools. A joint session of the Alaska ...
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Alaska lawmakers override Dunleavy’s veto of education bill
JUNEAU — In a move that lawmakers celebrated as “historic,” the Alaska Legislature on Tuesday voted to override Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of a $180 million increase to the state‘s $1.2 ...
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Dunleavy vetoes compromise education funding bill, setting up override vote - Alaska Public Media
Gov. Mike Dunleavy announces his veto in a video posted on his social media accounts on Monday, May 19, 2025. Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a bill Monday that would substantially boost long-term ...
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Alaska Legislature rejects Gov. Dunleavy’s agriculture department plan
Rep. George Rauscher, R-Sutton, speaks in support of Gov. Mike Dunleavy's plan to establish a state agriculture department on Wednesday, March 19, 2025 in Juneau. (Sean Maguire / ADN) ...
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Alaska lawmakers reject Gov. Dunleavy’s order creating state agriculture department - Alaska Public Media
The most prominent supporter of Gov. Dunleavy's proposal to create a state agriculture department, Sen. Shelley Hughes, R-Palmer, speaks on the floor of the Alaska House of Representatives on ...
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Gov. Dunleavy unveils education legislation that would boost Alaska homeschooling and charter schools, setting up a battle with lawmakers
JUNEAU — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy introduced an education package on Friday that’s expected to launch a contentious debate on education policy during this year’s legislative session.