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A House committee will hear a bill that could reinstate a guaranteed pension for public employees for the first time in nearly 20 years.
The governor previously said lawmakers should avoid passing legislation prior to an appeal to the Alaska Supreme Court.
The judge also said the state is unlikely to overturn the decision through the Alaska Supreme Court, writing in the order that the state “has not shown a likelihood of prevailing on the merits on appeal.”
A recent court ruling could be a potential “disaster” and “emergency” for more than 20,000 students, Gov. Dunleavy said.
Bob Griffin told lawmakers he supported Gov. Dunleavy’s veto of an education funding bill earlier this year.
A budget draft approved by the Senate Finance Committee includes cash payments of around $1,600 — including the Permanent Fund dividend and an energy relief payment — per eligible Alaskan.
Warfield replaces Ann Brown.
The party’s annual convention featured speeches by Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom and businessman Nick Begich, who are running to unseat Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola.
The Alaska GOP is holding its convention in Anchorage this week.
The governor floated an “education dividend” to replace correspondence program allotments.
U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola raised $1.7 million in the first three months of the year.
Over 20,000 correspondence students in Alaska could see significant changes to their education under the ruling late Friday.
The ruling takes aim at public funds going to private schools and could potentially have major implications for the nearly 20,000 correspondence school students in Alaska.
The proposed amendment needed 27 votes to advance to the Senate. It fell five votes short.
Taking into account other bills that are expected to pass along with the capital budget, the House’s spending plan was expected to be at least $276 million in deficit.