The lawsuit filed by the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District and Kuspuk School District seeks an injunction directing the state to fulfill its obligations on funding public schools and providing Alaska students “a sound basic education.”
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AFN rallies against Safari Club International federal subsistence management proposals
The Alaska Federation of Natives has launched an aggressive campaign to fight the Safari Club International’s effort to weaken the influence of the federal government on subsistence management in Alaska and restore state authority over its regulation. AFN says only the federal government can defend Alaska’s rural priority for subsistence, and the Safari Club proposal threatens those protections.
Gov. Dunleavy says his fiscal plan will include a ‘temporary, seasonal sales tax’
Dunleavy plans to roll out more of his plan to stabilize the state’s finances starting next week, he said during a televised Cabinet meeting on Wednesday.
Man sentenced for 2017 death of Kake woman
More than eight years after 19-year-old Kake resident Jade Williams was killed at a party, a man has been sentenced for causing her death.
Foster youth organization sues OCS for alleged lack of food and necessities
The organization claims the Office of Children’s Services has failed to provide funds for food and basics to older youth placed in shelters and dormitories.
Juneau Rep. Sara Hannan talks about what a successful session looks like
Rep. Sara Hannan (D-Juneau) spoke with KTOO’s Mike Lane last week just before the session started.