Alaska Beacon1d
New Alaska revenue forecast worsens state’s big projected budget deficits
On Wednesday, the Alaska House voted in favor of a $275 million public school funding increase. In a budget scenario with that increase and an estimated $1,420 Permanent Fund dividend per recipient, ...
Alaska Public Media1d
‘Schools have been waiting’: Alaska House passes public school funding boost
The bill’s sponsor called it a “wonderful compromise.” It boosts the largest part of the state’s public school funding ...
Alaska Beacon1d
Alaska House passes $1,000 per student funding boost, after three days of debate
The Alaska House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday that is aimed at adding $275 million to fund public schools starting this summer. The House spent long floor sessions across three days ...
Anchorage Daily News1d
Alaska House advances historic school funding boost over doubts about its costs
Lawmakers have broadly expressed concerns that the more-than $250 million school funding boost per year would be unaffordable ...
Alaska Public Media2d
Alaska House lawmakers tweak education bill ahead of final vote expected Wednesday
The four approved changes all came from members of the Republican House minority, who have complained in recent weeks about ...
A Miami millennial explains what it's like to travel to rural Alaska to help locals file taxes, saving some thousands in fees
Facing frostbite and subzero temperatures, Florida tax attorney Karen Lapekas provided free services to Alaskans in remote ...
Water-cooled ‘laptop’ can house desktop parts, because why not
This monster can handle up to 720W of power with its built-in liquid cooling solution.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your ...
How I Survive in a 'Middle-of-Nowhere' Alaskan Town with No Roads and Stores 45 Minutes Away by Plane (Exclusive)
Salina Alsworth Peterson tells PEOPLE exclusively about living in a roadless, remote Alaskan town founded by her ...