Eric Stone, Alaska Public Media - Juneau
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The governor's counterproposal, announced along with his veto Thursday, would tie a smaller funding increase to policy changes. -
Supporters of the bill, which passed by one vote in each chamber, say poor school funding threatens Alaska's future. Opponents say Friday's vote was a political maneuver. -
In a state with harsh weather and many industries that rely on accurate weather data and forecasts, the Trump administration's cuts stand to have an outsize impact. -
The bill’s sponsor called it a “wonderful compromise.” It boosts the largest part of the state’s public school funding formula by $1,000. -
Between resignations, firings, and paperwork errors, at least 23 of the roughly 200 people in the National Weather Service's Alaska offices are no longer with the agency, a union source said. -
The comments, in his first address to state lawmakers, come as Alaskans reckon with the effects of President Trump’s broad efforts to cut government and consolidate his power. -
The Alaska Republican Party requested the recount, which is being performed at the state’s expense because of the close final margin. -
Gavel Alaska will livestream the tabulation process starting at 5 p.m. It will determine the winners in several key races. -
Roughly 5,800 ballots remain to be counted, largely from Anchorage and rural Alaska. -
Nick Begich III now has 49% of first-place votes to U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola’s 46%, while Ballot Measure 2 is passing by a margin of 1 percentage point.
