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NEWS: Governor Vetoes Legislation That Would Fund Reading Incentive Grants and Career and Technical Programs

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Anchorage, AK– Today, Governor Mike Dunleavy vetoed Senate Bill 113, which sought to modernize Alaska’s corporate income tax law to include online sales from outside corporations. Senate Bill 113 was a bipartisan compromise that would fund educational opportunities in career and technical education and reading incentive grants. Senator Bill Wielechowski (D-Anchorage), who sponsored the legislation […]

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NEWS: Work to Continue on Legislation Creating a Department of Agriculture

Giessel-Press, Press / jenn.gifford

Anchorage, AK – Last session, Governor Dunleavy introduced Executive Order 136 to create a new Department of Agriculture. The order received hearings in both the Senate Resources and Senate Finance Committees, where members of the public provided thoughtful testimony. Many good ideas were raised, but due to the nature of executive orders, none of those

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NEWS: Task Force on Education Schedules First Meeting

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Anchorage, AK – The newly formed Task Force on Education Funding will hold an organizational meeting on August 25 in Anchorage. As part of the meeting, the Task Force will receive an in-depth briefing from the Division of Legislative Finance with the latest education funding numbers and data, including historical comparisons.

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NEWS: Alaska Legislature to Convene Governor Dunleavy’s Special Session Saturday, August 2

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Anchorage, AK – On August 2, 2025, the Alaska Legislature will convene in Juneau for a special session called by Governor Mike Dunleavy. But while the Governor issued the call, he has also reportedly urged members not to attend, an apparent effort to block an override of his recent vetoes.

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NEWS: Local Housing Planning Bill Becomes Law Without Governor’s Signature

Dunbar-Press, Press / jenn.gifford

Anchorage, AK — Last week, Senate Bill 50, sponsored by Senator Forrest Dunbar, D-Anchorage, which strengthens local housing planning across Alaska, officially became law without the Governor’s signature.

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NEWS: Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Awareness Day To Be Recognized in Alaska

Press, Tobin-Press / jenn.gifford

ANCHORAGE, AK — Earlier this week, Senate Bill 60, sponsored by Senator Löki Tobin (D-Anchorage), officially became law without the Governor’s signature, which establishes May 12 as Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME) Awareness Day in Alaska.

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NEWS: Statement from Senate President Gary Stevens on Governor Dunleavy’s Special Session Proclamation

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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

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NEWS: Governor Dunleavy Cuts Historic BSA Funding with Budget Line-Item Vetoes

Giessel-Press, Press, Stevens, Tobin-Press, Wielechowski-Press / jenn.gifford

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,

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NEWS: Alaska Legislature Appoints Task Force to Focus on Education Funding

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Anchorage, AK – In May, the Alaska State Legislature overrode a gubernatorial veto to ensure that House Bill 57 would become law. The bill included a $700 increase to base student funding and authorized a multi-year Task Force on Education Funding.

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NEWS: Legislature Passes Bill to Support Alaska Fishing Families and Strengthen CFAB Lending

Kiehl-Press, Press / jenn.gifford

JUNEAU, AK — Yesterday, the Alaska Legislature passed Senate Bill 156, preserving a vital financial tool for Alaska commercial fishing families. The bill invests in the Commercial Fishing and Agriculture Bank (CFAB), letting them match the low interest rates on commercial fishing loans the legislature and governor adopted in the 2024 legislative session.

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