The Alaska Legislature last week passed a major increase in the state’s per-pupil base funding formula for schools, but Gov. Mike Dunleavy said he will veto the measure because it lacks any of the provisions he wants such as more state support for homeschooling.
The formula change passed the Senate and the House with no votes to spare — 11 votes in the 20-member Senate and 21 votes in the 40-member House.
Assuming the governor makes good on his veto pledge — he called the legislation “a joke” last week — it would take a supermajority of 40 legislators to override the veto, far more than the 32...
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