Dunleavy presented the legislative debate that would take place in the coming weeks as a battle between his administration and the Alaska chapter of the National Education Association, a union representing most public school teachers in the state, which has been largely opposed to Dunleavy’s education policies.

A nine-month delay in releasing the results of the study could impact compensation for thousands of state employees.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy, in his second-to-last State of the State address on Tuesday night, took a victory lap with a selective recitation of actions and statistics from the past six years of his administration,

Frustration about delays in a study of statewide salaries and an unwillingness by the Dunleavy administration to provide a draft report completed last June were expressed by legislators and the head of the largest state employees union during a hearing at the Alaska State Capitol on Thursday.

A wide-ranging education package with provisions that include allowing students to attend any public school in the state was introduced Friday by Gov. Mike Dunleavy at the Alaska State Capitol. House Bill 76 also revives numerous policy goals by the Republican governor such as homeschool funding boosts and state authorization of new charter schools instead of leaving that decision up to school districts.

JUNEAU — In his seventh and penultimate State of the State address, Gov. Mike Dunleavy depicted an optimistic picture of Alaska’s prospects during President Donald Trump’s second presidency, even as his own budget analysts predict declining revenue in the coming decade.

Tune in starting at 6:30 p.m. for a discussion with Alaska Legislative Digest Publisher Tim Bradner, Alaska Public Media State Government Reporter Eric Stone and Alaska Beacon Editor-in-Chief Andrew Kitchenman before the speech.

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy is proposing legislation that would shorten the window for early voting in statewide elections and make other changes to the way elections are conducted. The bill would require all mail ballots to be received by the Division of Elections by Election Day,

Gov. Mike Dunleavy touted his administration’s accomplishments and outlined plans for his final two years in office — what he called “the fourth quarter” of his administration — during his seventh annual State of the State address on Tuesday.

Mike Dunleavy on Friday debuted his plan for education reforms and some funding increases for correspondence programs and career and technical education while railing against requests for increased funding to the base student allocation.

A bill proposing the first large permanent education funding increase in many years received overwhelming support during its first day of open public testimony Wednesday. House Bill 69, sponsored by Rep.

Gov. Mike Dunleavy's bill does not increase the state's base student allocation. He has repeatedly called for any funding increases to be targeted and tied to reforms.