Dear Friends and Neighbors, Happy Independence Day! With a beautiful Alaskan summer in full swing, I hope everyone is enjoying our long days with friends and family. Read on to find information about Fourth of July celebrations happening around Anchorage this weekend.
Happy Fourth of July! Read More »
Learn about the Federal Reconciliation Bill, the veto to the Infant Learning Program, and a regulatory change by the State Board of Education that will undermine education funding.
A special session has been called. Read More »
Dear friends and neighbors, It’s so great to get out in our trails, lakes, and rivers on these sunny days! Fortunately one of the sunny days was on Juneteenth holiday. (Photo: Rabbit Lake with my 2 fur children.)
Special Session, Ugly Bill, Governor Vetoes, Safer Seward and lots more! Read More »
Kodiak, AK – Earlier today, Governor Mike Dunleavy issued a proclamation for a special session to begin on Saturday, August 2, to take up two subjects: education reform and a Department of Agriculture executive order, both of which were previously addressed by the legislature during the 2025 legislative session. Senate President Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak, issued
Governor Dunleavy used a line-item veto to cut $200 per student from the Base Student Allocation (BSA), a first in Alaska’s history. This decision comes despite bipartisan legislative support to increase education funding and stabilize Alaska’s public schools.
Elvi’s Updates: July Newsletter 2025 Read More »
Dear friends and neighbors, Education Funding and a Veto Override Clearly, the biggest recent news is Governor Dunleavy’s unprecedented veto of education funding. The veto is not unexpected but its still dumbfounding to see this attack on our children and our future.
Governor Budget Vetoes and lots more! Read More »
For the first time in Alaska history, the Governor fails to follow Alaska law and cuts public education base student funding.
Dear Friends and Neighbors, This week, the Governor announced more than $122 million in vetoes to the capital and operating budgets passed by the Legislature. The vetoes include cuts to public education, public safety, and public health services.
Budget Update & Governor’s Vetoes Read More »
ANCHORAGE, AK – This evening, Governor Mike Dunleavy announced his line-item vetoes to the FY 2026 Operating Budget, which included a $200 targeted reduction per student to the Base Student Allocation (BSA), an action no other Alaska Governor has done in state history. Earlier this year, through bipartisanship of both the House and the Senate,
NEWS: Governor Dunleavy Cuts Historic BSA Funding with Budget Line-Item Vetoes Read More »
Yesterday, the governor released his vetoes for the operating and capital budgets. We are still reviewing the programmatic and possible legal impacts of these vetoes, but below are some highlights of the governor’s cuts:
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