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We hear from police for the first time since Tony Kronos went missing. Plus tension in Fairbanks over a social media comment the mayor made. And a Palmer teen wins a big basketball competition.
A key education bill is moving forward in Juneau with a vote expected today. Plus, a choir teacher at Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School is retiring at the end of this school year, leaving the future of the choir program at East uncertain due to the Anchorage School District’s massive budget deficit that has forced the displacement of hundreds of teachers and staff.
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The latest headlines from Alaska's News Source.
Anchorage Mayor Suzanne LaFrance addressed the frustrations residents are feeling amidst the growing homeless camps and shelters. Calling this a "transition year," LaFrance says her team is focused on moving out of crisis mode while working on long-term solutions.
Last week, Gov. Dunleavy shot down a bill that would have increased the state's per student funding formula (BSA) by $1,000. On Wednesday, the Senate Finance Committee proposed a slightly lower increase to the BSA.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of House Bill 69 was solidified after a joint vote of the House and Senate. In a 33-27 vote, state lawmakers rejected overriding the governor’s veto of the bill, which sought to increase the BSA (annual per-student funding) by $1,000.
The death of Pope Francis on Monday is being felt by Alaskans, including leaders in the Catholic Church who met Jorge Mario Bergoglio on several occasions.
Pope Francis died early Monday morning in Rome after celebrating one final Easter, Christianity's holiest day. In 2013, Francis made history by becoming the first Jesuit pope and the first pope from the Americas.
The latest headlines from Alaska's News Source.
Protests erupt across the country, and here in Alaska, we have all the action from downtown Anchorage. Then the Supreme Court rebukes the president, and it's been 30 years since a deadly bombing in Oklahoma City. We take a look back at the devastation.
A lot of questions over the future of Alaska education funding. We are joined by Anchorage School Board President Andy Holleman. A look at how tariffs translate to Alaska budgets. And an update on the 66th Ave homicide of a well known Alaska fighting championship competitor.
Gov. Mike Dunleavy followed through on his pledge to veto a recently passed school funding bill that included a $1,000 increase to the BSA, the per-student state funding that school districts built their budgets around.
The possibility of Mount Spurr erupting in the coming months changes as the Alaska Volcano Observatory releases new info on weather hampering its ability to detect gas emissions. Plus, state lawmakers have a renewed endeavor ahead of them after Gov. Mike Dunleavy formally vetoed House Bill 69, which arrived to his desk earlier this week in a “stripped-down” form but still provided a $1,000 per-stude...
The Alaska House of Representatives approved a $6.2 billion draft state operating budget, putting Alaska on track for a significant deficit in the fiscal year that begins July 1, according to the Alaska Beacon.
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