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In a Monday finance committee meeting, Board of Education members created budgets that account for no increase to state funding, a modest increase, and a large increase. The full board will approve a preliminary budget in April.
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DOT Commissioner Ryan Anderson told senators the department is removing or changing expensive projects from the plan before the March 1 deadline from federal agencies. That list of changes isn't yet public.
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A letter from the U.S Department of Education says the state disproportionately reduced funding to three Alaska school districts when it received federal COVID-19 relief funds. That includes $5 million to KPBSD, which the feds say the state must make a plan to remedy.
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Ridgeway resident John Hillyer filed to run for the seat in November. It is currently held by Ben Carpenter, who has filed to run for the State Senate.
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The federal government rejected Alaska DOT's four-year statewide transportation plan, citing major and minor errors. The Cooper Landing bypass project isn't among them, but like all road projects in the state, could be jeopardized if DOT isn't able to get its plan approved.
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Since it convened last Tuesday, the Alaska Legislature has considered an override of the governor’s 2023 education funding veto, and a bill containing a modest BSA increase. Kenai Peninsula residents weighed in on that bill, many saying the increase was not good enough to counter inflation and keep schools functioning.
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A resolution, sponsored outgoing Assembly Member Richard Derkevorkian, asks the state legislature to allow term limits for school boards.
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Today, Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed half of the education funding passed by the Legislature. The Kenai Peninsula Borough School District was counting on that funding to bring back cut positions, and make up a $13 million deficit.
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The Cooper Landing Bypass project manager says a lack of full funding in this year’s legislative budget could mean delays in the major highway project.
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We all know about the laws of nature. What we might not realize is how difficult it can be for those who study nature to get their research translated into modern-day laws.