Governor's school funding task force assembles slowly

Missouri governor’s school funding task force assembles slowly

Gov. Mike Kehoe speaks during the Disability Advocacy Day rally in the Missouri State Capitol Feb. 26 (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri Independent).Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe vowed during his annual State of the State address in January to rewrite the foundation formula, the equation that determines how the state funds public schools. Almost three months later, he has yet to announce his selections for a task force charged with reviewing public school f…

Legislature votes to uphold governor’s veto of significant education funding boost

The Alaska Legislature has voted to uphold Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of a bill that would have significantly increased the funding formula for Alaska’s K-12 public schools.

School district and borough have a year to do the math

More than likely, the Legislature and Gov. Mike Dunleavy will strike a deal next month to increase state funding for K-12 education in Alaska. That’s the big checkbook fight as lawmakers face a May 21 constitutional deadline to finish their work. The increase in state aid will not be enough to solve all the money problems at school districts across Alaska, but it will be enough to prevent the wors...

Alaska Legislature votes to uphold governor’s veto of significant education funding boost

Rep. Maxine Dibert, D-Fairbanks, speaks in favor of the override of House Bill 69 on Tuesday, April 22, 2025. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)The Alaska Legislature has voted to uphold Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of a bill that would have significantly increased the funding formula for Alaska’s K-12 public schools. How Senators voted In favor: Jesse Bjorkman, R-Nikiski Matt Claman, D-Anchorage Forrest Dunbar, D-Anchorage Cathy Giessel, …

Fizzled fast: Democrats fail to override governor's veto of spendy education bill

In a joint session of the Alaska House and Senate on Tuesday, Democrats’ and unions’ attempt to override the governor’s veto of House Bill 69 failed to get the 40 votes needed. Democrats stood and pontificated, lectured, and insisted in no uncertain terms that the $1,000 extra to be made permanent per student is an […] The post Fizzled fast: Democrats fail to override governor’s veto of spendy education bill appeared first on Must Read Alaska.

Legislature fails to override governor’s veto of school funding increase

By: Anna LionasToday, the Alaska Legislature failed to override Governor Mike Dunleavy’s veto of a $1,000 increase to the per-student base school funding formula, known as the BSA, or Base Student Allocation.  The failure of the override is largely due to the price tag on the bill, which would have cost the state $253 million a year. Senate Finance Committee Co-Chairs Sen. Lyman Hoffman (D-Bethel) and Sen. Bert Stedman (R-Sitka) both voted to up…