Letter: Help Make Alaska the best place to raise a family. Override Dunleavy’s harmful education-funding veto.

Ketchikan Rep. Jeremy Bynum talks education funding and Alaska's finances

Rep. Jeremy Bynum, R-Ketchikan, speaks on the floor of the Alaska House of Representatives during debate on an education funding bill on March 10, 2025. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media) Governor Mike Dunleavy vetoed House Bill 69, an education bill that would’ve boosted per-student funding for Alaska schools by $1,000, on Thursday. In a news conference, he cited a rapid decline in the state’s revenue in recent months and the lack of policy chang…

Education bill veto leaves Alaska school leaders disappointed, frustrated and confused

More than 30 Unalaska students march from the Unalaska City High School toward City Hall in support of a boost to education funding on April 11, 2025. (Lucy Bagley/KUCB) Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed an increase to school funding on Thursday, saying the bill was too expensive and didn’t include policies that he said would bolster school choice and improve student performance. Instead, he proposed a smaller funding and policy package for schools. It’…

Letter: Help Make Alaska the best place to raise a family. Override Dunleavy’s harmful education-funding veto.

Reporting From Alaska- Dunleavy's $1.8 billion deficit plan again escapes attention of Alaska news organizations

Gov. Mike Dunleavy praises the financial savvy of the Republican legislators who blocked a plan to increase education spending by $253 million a year, then he praises himself for proposing an increase of $180 million a year.Left unsaid in this praise-a-thon is that Dunleavy is proposing a $1.8 billion deficit for the fiscal year that begins July 1.The obvious answer here is to enact taxes. And to limit the size of the dividend.Former legislator …

Alaska lawmakers fail to override veto of education funding bill, NEA responds

Alaska’s legislature failed to override Governor Dunleavy’s veto of HB 69, which would’ve increased school funding. The move has sparked sharp criticism and deepened divisions.