Members of the House and Senate objected to what they said were ethics violations by Bob Griffin, who has sat on the state board for five years.
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Alaska House nears vote on big increase for public school maintenance statewide
The House Finance Committee approved the most school maintenance funding since 2011.
Alaska House committee kills state-owned corporation’s plan to borrow up to $300 million
The Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority did not identify specific projects or a timeline for spending.
Competing House and Senate bills propose fixes to homeschool laws ruled unconstitutional
After a judge ruled Alaska’s correspondence school program violates the state Constitution, lawmakers are looking for a way forward.
This oil platform stopped pumping 30 years ago. Alaska still won’t make the owner tear it down.
Owners can put off the costly process of tearing down the platforms using a strategy one critic calls “delay, deny and diddle around.” And in Alaska, the state has let them do it — for decades.
Former head prison doctor replaces Anne Zink as Alaska’s chief medical officer
Dr. Robert Lawrence is a family medicine doctor who got his start in rural Alaska.
Dunleavy says lawmakers shouldn’t pass bills to address homeschool decision. Lawmakers say that’s risky.
Dunleavy told reporters he’ll likely call lawmakers back to Juneau for a special session if the Alaska Supreme Court doesn’t allow the homeschool laws to stand.
Dunleavy signals support for $175M one-year education funding boost
Last year, Dunleavy vetoed half of a similar $680-per-student increase in one-time education funding.
Entering their final 2 regular weeks, Alaska legislators are narrowing their focus
Education, energy, crime, elections and the state budget are marked for special attention, members of the House and Senate say.
Lawmakers push to revive Senate-passed pension bill stuck in House committee
In recent weeks, lawmakers have stepped up their efforts to push forward a return to a defined-benefit retirement system for public-sector workers.