Despite passage of ‘historic’ education bill, Anchorage School District leaders anxious about potential budget veto

Alaska’s Legislature was in session for four months: Here’s what they did with their time.

On Friday, May 16, 2025, Sen. Jesse Bjorkman, R-Nikiski, gets a chit sheet signature from Rep. Donna Mears, D-Anchorage, for an upcoming bill. To bring a bill to a vote, a lawmaker has to get a majority of lawmakers to sign a sheet signifying that there is enough support for the bill to pass the body. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)Before adjourning their regular session for the year, Alaska legislators passed 33 bills through both the Hou…

Despite passage of ‘historic’ education bill, Anchorage School District leaders anxious about potential budget veto

The governor has a second opportunity to line-item veto education funding directly from the budget next month.