Alaska Senate passes bill to pay for Alaska's essential and laid-off workers to attend college

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Alaska Senate passes bill to pay for Alaska's essential and laid-off workers to attend college

Sen. Tom Begich, D-Anchorage, speaks in favor of Senate Bill 10 on Monday, May 17, 2021, in the Capitol. The bill would pay tuition for Alaskans who were employed as essential workers or laid off at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. (KTOO 360TV screen capture)A bill that passed the Alaska Senate on Monday would pay university tuition for Alaskans who were employed as an essential worker or were laid off when the federal COVID-19 emergency …