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Guest Editorial: The governor owes Alaskans an apology
Unconscionable. Indefensible. There are many words to describe the disrespect for the public and disregard for honest government by the actions of the...
Higher oil revenues will enable more spending on public needs
With high oil prices driving up state revenues, Southeast legislators say to expect a larger capital budget next year for public works projects, more...
Funding our public schools
In the middle school where I teach, it’s now commonplace to have two or three classes report to the gym each day where they play basketball, read b...
Commentary: Bristol Bay Fishermen pay the price for recent record salmon runs
Early in the season, one of my deckhands started the joke, “Pay to Bay,” dreaming of people paying money to fish on a drift boat in Bristol Bay, lik... Full story
Dunleavy veto cuts Head Start increase as centers struggle to pay teachers, serve children in need
In Alaska, only a third of children meet the state’s goals to be ready for kindergarten. But the state’s share of funding for Head Start, a mos... Full story
Rep. Himschoot reflects on legislative session during Petersburg visit
Alaska State Rep. Rebecca Himschoot visited Petersburg last week to meet with constituents as part...
Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoes half of proposed funding increase for K-12 public schools
Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed Alaska’s $6 billion state budget into law Monday after vetoing more than $200 million from the document approved in m...
Legislature settles on $1,300 PFD, with bonus if oil prices climb
Alaska lawmakers reached a compromise on the state budget and adjourned after a one-day special session last week, approving a $1,300 Permanent Fund...
Pending Gov. signature: Petersburg schools to receive $804 thousand in additional one-time state funding
The budget that legislators approved last week and will send to the governor for his signature into law or veto would provide around $804,000 in one-t...
House puts together budget with one-time boost in school funding
The Petersburg School District would receive another injection of one-year additional state money under a budget headed toward approval in the Alaska...
Legislation would require financial literacy class in Alaska high schools
Pointing to high credit card balances, growing student loan debts and inadequate savings for many U.S. households, Anchorage Sen. Bill Wielechowski...
School District appeals to assembly for funding as it reaches "breaking point"
The Petersburg School District has requested the borough increase its local contribution to the...
Alaska House votes for temporary boost to public school funding
The Alaska House of Representatives voted Monday to increase the amount of money the state pays K-12 schools per student in the 2023-2024 school... Full story
Capitol Updates
Dear Friends and Neighbors: Things in Juneau have slowed in some ways and accelerated in others. There are fewer stakeholder meetings at the...
Legislature moving toward school funding increase, but amount uncertain
Similar pieces of legislation to increase state funding for public schools are awaiting hearings in the House and Senate finance committees as...
Guest Commentary: Alaska's childcare crisis is too costly to ignore
Members of Alaska’s House Finance Committee struggled with a vote to pass a budget amendment that would go far to improve the historically low w...
School district prepares for Reads Act implementation
Alaska school districts are scrambling to prepare for the new programs and policies outlined under...
Gov. Dunleavy introduces bill requiring parent permission for sex ed, pronoun changes
Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced a bill Tuesday that would increase the amount of parental permission needed to teach sex education and change... Full story
Capitol Updates
Dear Friends and Neighbors: I was encouraged to see the support for HJR 5 during the House Floor session on Wednesday, March 1, 2023. The...
House committee starts work on PFD legislation
A state House committee last week held its first hearing on a bill intended to settle the Legislature’s biggest annual political battle: The amount o...
Capitol Updates
Dear Friends and Neighbors: On February 8, 2023, the Committee on Committees met and I was placed on the House Special Committee on Fisheries,...
Guest Editorial: The math is easy; the politics are hard
Getting caught between a rock and a hard place is easier. At least you can rent a backhoe and move the rock. Getting politically caught between more m...
To the Editor
Thank you, thank you, thank you To the Editor: Mike and I are so incredibly humbled by and grateful for the outpouring of support, generosity,...
2022: Year in Review
January Petersburg experienced record snowfall on New Year's Day with 17.5 inches of new snow on...
School Board passes FY23 budget revision
The Petersburg School District Board unanimously approved a major revision to the FY23 budget...
