Alaska Legislature gets to work; talks of school funding increase

Money's going to be tight, but a permanent education funding increase rather than another one-time boost is among the essential tasks facing lawmakers this session, state Senate leaders said as the Alaska Legislature gaveled to work on Jan. 21.

Energy and development issues also dominated conversations with lawmakers during the first day of the session, which came the day after President Donald Trump issued an executive order seeking to vastly expand oil and other natural resources production in the state.

However, legislators made it clear that while they support many of Trump's conceptual go...

 
 

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