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The Fairbanks North Star Borough School District Board of Education will hold their first meeting of 2024 Tuesday. One of the major agenda items is legislative priorities.

Governor also issues a dozen executive orders, including replacing AMHS operations board.

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy doubled down on his commitment to pushing the state forward during the 2024 legislative session, according to a Monday news release.

The Alaska Legislature gavels in this morning.

Legislative Finance analysis of governor’s proposal for next year predicts numerous other adjustments

As state lawmakers begin to make their way to Juneau for the 33rd meeting of the Alaska Legislature, one thing is certain: education will dominate the conversation.

The Juneau School District’s FY24 Budget Reconciliation document came as a shock to the school board, district personnel and our community. Since we have been aware of the budgetary details for less than 24 hours, we do not yet have a detailed plan going forward.

Deena Bishop has defended the governor's latest budget proposal, which does not include a per-student education funding increase.

Fiscal and social education matters, tourism impacts, Suicide Basin and elections among top issues.

As a kid growing up in rural Alaska, Christmas was special. We’d hunt for the perfect Christmas tree and write up our wishlist for Santa Claus in case he was real.