Corinne Smith

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Alaska Legislature passes $1,000 per student funding boost, despite governor vowing to veto it

1 week ago | kodiakdailymirror.com | Corinne Smith |James Brooks

The Alaska Legislature on Friday passed a major increase to K-12 education funding, worth $1,000 in the state’s per-student funding formula. Gov. Mike Dunleavy has indicated he will veto the proposal, saying lawmakers failed to include policy changes he requested. In an 11 to 9 vote, senators narrowly passed House Bill 69, one day after the Senate Finance Committee removed all education policy changes previously proposed by the state House and the Senate Education Committee.
Alaska Legislature passes $1,000 per student funding boost, despite governor vowing to veto it

1 week ago | juneauempire.com | Corinne Smith |James Brooks

The Alaska Legislature on Friday passed a major increase to K-12 education funding, worth $1,000 in the state’s per-student funding formula. Gov. Mike Dunleavy has indicated he will veto the proposal, saying lawmakers failed to include policy changes he requested. In an 11 to 9 vote, senators narrowly passed House Bill 69, one day after the Senate Finance Committee removed all education policy changes previously proposed by the state House and the Senate Education Committee.
As key bills advance, here’s an update on the Alaska Legislature’s biggest issues

2 weeks ago | juneauempire.com | James Brooks |Corinne Smith

With more than half of Alaska’s regular legislative session over, attention in the state Capitol is focusing on a limited set of topics. Before their scheduled adjournment in mid-May, leading legislators say they intend to pass a public school funding increase, enact one or more bills that would increase corporate taxes, and set the budget — including this year’s Permanent Fund dividend.
As key bills advance, here’s an update on the Alaska Legislature’s biggest issues

2 weeks ago | alaskapublic.org | James Brooks |Corinne Smith

With more than half of Alaska’s regular legislative session over, attention in the state Capitol is focusing on a limited set of topics. Before their scheduled adjournment in mid-May, leading legislators say they intend to pass a public school funding increase, enact one or more bills that would increase corporate taxes, and set the budget — including this year’s Permanent Fund dividend.
Alaska House passes $1,000 per student funding boost, after three days of debate

1 month ago | newsminer.com | Jeremy Bynum |Corinne Smith

The Alaska House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday that is aimed at adding $275 million to fund public schools starting this summer. The House spent long floor sessions across three days this week, proposing amendments to, debating and voting on House Bill 69. The House passed the bill by a vote of 24 to 16. It would add $1,000 per student to the formula used to set state funding for K-12 schools.
Education funding bill unexpectedly advances again, nears House floor vote amid affordability concerns

2 months ago | peninsulaclarion.com | James Brooks |Corinne Smith

A key House panel unexpectedly advanced a major rewrite of Alaska’s per-student funding formula for public schools on Thursday. Without objection, the House Finance Committee advanced House Bill 69 to a vote of the full House without discussing amendments or hearing public testimony. If HB 69 were to become law, the state would be expected to provide $325 million more next year for public schools, with additional increases in 2027 and 2028. Rep.
Education funding bill unexpectedly advances again, nears House floor vote amid affordability concerns

2 months ago | juneauempire.com | James Brooks |Corinne Smith

A key House panel unexpectedly advanced a major rewrite of Alaska’s per-student funding formula for public schools on Thursday. Without objection, the House Finance Committee advanced House Bill 69 to a vote of the full House without discussing amendments or hearing public testimony. If HB 69 were to become law, the state would be expected to provide $325 million more next year for public schools, with additional increases in 2027 and 2028. Rep.
Who is Susan Carney, Alaska’s new chief justice?

2 months ago | adn.com | Corinne Smith |James Brooks

For the first time in Alaska history, the state’s supreme court is majority female. It’s also being led, for just the second time, by a woman. Susan Carney, Alaska’s new chief justice, is one month into her three-year term. Carney has served on the Supreme Court since 2016, when she was appointed by Gov. Bill Walker. She sat down for an interview with the Alaska Beacon on Tuesday, ahead of the annual State of the Judiciary address to the Legislature, in Juneau.
Who is Susan Carney, Alaska’s new chief justice?

2 months ago | juneauempire.com | Corinne Smith |James Brooks

For the first time in Alaska history, the state’s supreme court is majority female. It’s also being led, for just the second time, by a woman. Susan Carney, Alaska’s new chief justice, is one month into her three-year term. Carney has served on the Supreme Court since 2016, when she was appointed by Gov. Bill Walker. She sat down for an interview with the Alaska Beacon on Tuesday, ahead of the annual State of the Judiciary address to the Legislature, in Juneau.
Alaska chief justice vows speedier trials after investigative journalists find problems

2 months ago | alaskabeacon.com | James Brooks |Corinne Smith

In her first address to the Alaska Legislature since becoming head of the Alaska Supreme Court, Chief Justice Susan Carney told lawmakers that the court system is failing to deliver justice “expeditiously.”Alaska’s chief justice speaks to the Alaska Legislature each year, and Carney’s speech was the first since a scathing ProPublica-Anchorage Daily News investigation found that the time needed to try Alaska’s most serious felony cases has nearly tripled in the past decade.

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Alaska Legislature passes $1,000 per student funding boost, despite governor vowing to veto it

Alaska Legislature passes $1,000 per student funding boost, despite governor vowing to veto it

As key bills advance, here’s an update on the Alaska Legislature’s biggest issues

As key bills advance, here’s an update on the Alaska Legislature’s biggest issues

Alaska House passes $1,000 per student funding boost, after three days of debate

Education funding bill unexpectedly advances again, nears House floor vote amid affordability concerns

Education funding bill unexpectedly advances again, nears House floor vote amid affordability concerns

Who is Susan Carney, Alaska’s new chief justice?

Who is Susan Carney, Alaska’s new chief justice?

Alaska chief justice vows speedier trials after investigative journalists find problems

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