Advocates both supporting and opposing a May 7 ballot initiative to raise the borough’s tax revenue agree on one item: reform is needed for public education spending.
The Fairbanks North Star Borough will rejoin the Alaska Municipal League, the statewide nonprofit made up of cities and municipalities, following a 6-2 vote by the Assembly on Thursday.
An attempt to overturn a mayoral veto on a proposed educational investment fund failed in a 5-3 vote at the Fairbanks North Star Borough Assembly meeting Thursday night.
A proposed ordinance that would move the Fairbanks North Star Borough municipal elections to November failed in a split 4-4 Assembly vote Thursday night after taking up the postponed topic.