Rural schools in Alaska are crumbling. The state is the likely culprit.
Over the past 25 years, state officials have largely ignored hundreds of requests by rural school districts to fix the ...
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Education funding, defined benefit plans on Edgmon's agenda as House speaker
Dillingham, recently spoke with KUCB’s Andy Lusk after picking up the House speaker’s gavel again for the first time since ...
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Trump's cutbacks are a 'direct threat to Alaska's future,' legislative leaders say
In a letter to the state's congressional delegation, Senate President Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak, and House Speaker Bryce Edgmon, I-Dillingham, say the two Trump administration priorities “endanger ...
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Alaska legislative leaders urge congressional delegation to avert 'looming crisis' from deep federal cuts
Stevens and Edgmon warned about the "destabilizing" impacts of potential cuts to food stamps, early learning programs and Alaska's bypass mail program; said that hundreds of federal workers in ...
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Alaska House plans vote on key public-school funding bill
The Alaska House of Representatives plans to vote this week on a bill that would significantly increase funding for the state ...
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Trump’s cutbacks are a ‘direct threat to Alaska’s future,’ legislative leaders say
Leaders in the Alaska House and Senate say they’re deeply concerned about the impacts of federal staff purges and a ...
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Alaska House majority slows fast-moving school funding boost for further negotiations
Lawmakers across the political spectrum were surprised. House Speaker Bryce Edgmon, a Dillingham independent, said Friday that a week or more of hearings were planned in the House Finance Committee.
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Alaska Legislature faces a $200M-plus deficit as it weighs school funding against the PFD
House Speaker Bryce Edgmon, a Dillingham independent, discussed crafting this year's budget on Thursday and said that "it really is gonna be challenging." In December, Gov. Mike Dunleavy proposed ...
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Down a member, Alaska House takes unusual step to move education funding bill forward
House Speaker Bryce Edgmon, I-Dillingham, said it was necessary to keep the education bill on track to reach the governor’s desk in March so that school districts can plan their budgets for next ...