Lawmakers voted 46-14 to override the governor’s veto of a bill that includes increased funding for public schools and a ...

For the first time since 2002, the Alaska Legislature has overridden the veto of a sitting governor. With a 46-14 vote, ...

JUNEAU — Legislators are expected to convene in a joint session at 9 a.m. Tuesday to vote on whether to override Gov. Mike ...

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed an education funding bill for the second time this year, prompting legislators to move on an ...

House Bill 57 would have increased the base public school funding by $700 per student. Lawmakers included several policy ...

Rep. DeLena Johnson, R-Palmer, said on Sunday that lawmakers had already argued the issue earlier in the session, and even ...

A plan to put more Alaska state troopers in Kotzebue to fight child abuse crimes was only partially funded, and $2.3 million ...

Gov. Mike Dunleavy, as expected, vetoed an education bill Monday that raises the $5,960 Base Student Allocation by $700 and ...

Randy Bates, in the statement released by Dunleavy, reinforced the governor’s emphasis on resource development.

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Monday vetoed a bipartisan education package as multiple lawmakers say they could have the votes to override.

The vote means that Alaska’s education funding formula will be permanently and significantly increased for the first time in nearly a decade.

Legislators on Tuesday morning voted to override Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of a $180 million increase to the state’s $1.2 billion education budget.