(Anchorage, AK) Friday, the Alaska Supreme Court ruled that the legislature cannot dedicate future revenues for future budgetary cycles. The Alaska Legislature can–as always–set aside funds from the current budgetary cycle to be spent in future years for Alaska’s school districts. In Dunleavy v. Alaska Legislative Council, the Alaska Supreme Court reversed a Superior Court decision and […]
(Anchorage, AK) – As the Alaska Department of Law considers the legality of using public funds for private education costs, Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor recused himself from all matters involving correspondence school allotments on May 21, 2022. Taylor’s wife is an advocate for the idea and has recently written a column on it. Attorney General […]
JUNEAU – Funding sources for the Alaska Marine Highway and Alaska higher education scholarships are nearly off the table from future political fights. House Bill 322 passed the Legislature Wednesday, which is designed to protect the Alaska Marine Highway and Higher Education Investment funds from the annual Constitutional Budget Reserve sweep. The Constitutional Budget Reserve […]
The leaked opinion showing the Supreme Court’s right-wing majority is prepared to overturn Roe v. Wade “is an invitation to all manner of challenges to deeply rooted precedents,” said one critic. Days after rights advocates warned that the U.S. Supreme Court’s expected overruling of Roe v. Wade portends rollbacks of numerous rights for people in the U.S., Republican Gov. Greg […]