088 – Why is the Shovel Hello Alaska 088 – Why is the Shovel Play Episode Pause Episode Mute/Unmute Episode Rewind 10 Seconds 1x Fast Forward 30 seconds 00:00 / 57:49 Subscribe Share RSS Feed Share Link Embed Judge rules Alaska correspondence school reimbursements unconstitutional (Samuels / ADN) Judge grants stay until June 30 on correspondence school ruling, says state ‘mischaracterizes’ order (Samuels & Maguire / ADN)
087 – Charter Schools Hello Alaska 087 – Charter Schools Play Episode Pause Episode Mute/Unmute Episode Rewind 10 Seconds 1x Fast Forward 30 seconds 00:00 / 23:53 Subscribe Share RSS Feed Share Link Embed Anchorage School District revokes charter of Family Partnership Charter School (Rockey / AK Public Media) Alaska lawmakers grapple with test-score performance gap between charters and other public schools (Stremple / Alaska Beacon) 6 things to know about Alaska charter schools and why they’re No. 1 in the nation (Rockey / Alaska Public Media)
086 – Veto Hello Alaska 086 – Veto Play Episode Pause Episode Mute/Unmute Episode Rewind 10 Seconds 1x Fast Forward 30 seconds 00:00 / 49:16 Subscribe Share RSS Feed Share Link Embed Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoes major public education funding increase (Beacon / Brooks) Alaska governor vetoes education package lawmakers overwhelmingly passed (Bohrer / AP) OPINION: Fixing Alaska schools begins with overturning the education veto (Holleman / ADN) Alaska Legislature plans to vote Monday on overriding governor’s veto of education bill (Stone / Alaska Public Media) Data for Progress Alaska Polling
085 – Hardball Hello Alaska 085 – Hardball Play Episode Pause Episode Mute/Unmute Episode Rewind 10 Seconds 1x Fast Forward 30 seconds 00:00 / 49:43 Subscribe Share RSS Feed Share Link Embed A big week in the legislature as the governor threatens to veto education funding, taxes are on the table, and the House Majority takes steps to prioritize the PFD formula in the constitution. Alaska legislators pass education bill, but votes to override possible Dunleavy veto may be lacking (Brooks / Alaska Beacon) Gov. Mike Dunleavy says bipartisan education funding bill ‘falls far short’ (Stone / Alaska Public Media) Alaska House debates constitutional amendment guaranteeing Permanent Fund dividend payment (Stone / Alaska Public Media) Anchorage School District revokes charter of Family Partnership Charter School (Rockey / Alaska Public Media) Alaska Legislature plans March 12 vote on Gov. Dunleavy’s executive orders (Brooks / Alaska Beacon) Alaska legislators start discussing governor’s education priorities as they face a looming veto threat (Maguire / ADN) Proposal to define a fetus as a person in Alaska’s criminal code faces pushback (Stremple / Alaskan Beacon) Anti-ranked choice voting initiative clears first hurdle on way to November ballot (Ruskin / Alaska Public Media)
084 – High Energy Hello Alaska 084 – High Energy Play Episode Pause Episode Mute/Unmute Episode Rewind 10 Seconds 1x Fast Forward 30 seconds 00:00 / 45:09 Subscribe Share RSS Feed Share Link Embed In this episode we turn our attention to the energy problems on the horizon for Anchorage and the bizarre Dunleavy press conference. Lawmakers aim numerous bills at alleviating Southcentral Alaska’s natural gas supply crunch (AK Beacon / Rosen) ADN Politics podcast: How serious is Alaska’s natural gas crisis, really? Federal highway officials reject Alaska transportation plan, citing 24 pages of flaws (AK Beacon / Brooks) $5.6 billion Alaska transportation plan rejected by feds, putting road construction projects in jeopardy (ADN / Maguire) In speech to Alaska Legislature, Murkowski shows she’s outside Trump’s grip on GOP (Ruskin / Alaska Public Media)
