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Alaska child care crisis more acute than ever, legislators hear
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 19—JUNEAU — Alaska's child care crisis is more acute than ever and the end of federal COVID-19 relief has created a looming fiscal cliff, according to providers and parents. The state has ...
Alaska child care task force finalizes first report for a sector in crisis
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News· 6 months agoDec. 11—Alaska's beleaguered child care sector is receiving unprecedented attention from state and local governments, but advocates say substantial new investment is needed. Long waitlists, ...
Alaska Gov. Dunleavy presents amended state budget with deficit topping $400 million
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 16—JUNEAU — Gov. Mike Dunleavy's amended budget unveiled Wednesday attempts to address some crisis areas in Alaska and would see an anticipated deficit top $400 million. The proposed budget ...
'Slow strangulation': Alaska school districts face fiscal cliff with high inflation and flat funding
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 15—First day of school at Bartlett High With one-time federal coronavirus funding set to end soon, school administrators across Alaska say they are facing a "slow strangulation" of their ...
Zacks.com featured highlights Marcus, Skyline, Alaska Air, Preferred Bank and ICF International
Zacks via Yahoo Finance· 1 year agoFor Immediate Release Chicago, IL – March 29, 2023 – Stocks in this week’s article are Marcus Corp...
Gov. Dunleavy's budget draft has hundreds of new funding proposals. Here are a few.
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News· 5 months agoDec. 16—Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Thursday unveiled his "status quo" budget proposal for the next fiscal year. While the budget bill is just a starting point that will be amended by the Alaska ...
Alaska Senate bill would add $1,000 to the per-student school funding formula
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFeb. 1—The Senate Education Committee introduced a bill Wednesday that would increase Alaska's per-student funding formula by $1,000, in its response to what Senate President Gary Stevens called ...
EDITORIAL: Will 2024 bring a fiscal plan -- or doom the PFD?
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News· 4 months agoJan. 13—In a few days, Alaska legislators will gavel back into session in Juneau. Waiting on their plate, as has been the case for a decade, will be the state's budget crisis and the need for ...
A minimum wage increase would address the root causes of poverty, make for a healthier Alaska
Alaska Beacon via Yahoo News· 3 months agoLast month, advocates submitted a ballot measure which, if passed, would increase the minimum wage...
Gov. Dunleavy announces Alaska child care task force but declines to support immediate funding boost
Anchorage Daily News, Alaska via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 6—Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy said Thursday he did not support a request from child care providers to add millions of dollars to the coming fiscal year's budget to raise wages for child care ...
