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Members of Alaska’s congressional delegation and trade associations blasted the move as harmful to Alaska’s economy.
The program, if approved, would target smaller companies than those that won a share of more than $100 million in salmon and pollock purchases by the federal government earlier this year.
The Alaska GOP is holding its convention in Anchorage this week.
The bipartisan 32-8 vote sends House Bill 50, backed by Gov. Mike Dunleavy, to the Senate for further work.
The governor floated an “education dividend” to replace correspondence program allotments.
The state owes $17.5 million to four school districts after not adequately funding them during the COVID-19 pandemic, the feds said.
U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola raised $1.7 million in the first three months of the year.
The road would support the development of mining prospects, but it has faced opposition from many tribal and conservation groups.
An amended bill would add elementary, middle school and collegiate sports to limits in place for high school.
Over 20,000 correspondence students in Alaska could see significant changes to their education under the ruling late Friday.
Alaska Democrats held a voice vote for their party-run preference poll at in-person and virtual district meetings, with Biden as the lone candidate eligible to receive votes.
The ruling takes aim at public funds going to private schools and could potentially have major implications for the nearly 20,000 correspondence school students in Alaska.
The operating and capital budgets were exchanged in the second-floor hallway of the state Capitol to a large crowd of legislators and staff.
The proposed amendment needed 27 votes to advance to the Senate. It fell five votes short.
Taking into account other bills that are expected to pass along with the capital budget, the House’s spending plan was expected to be at least $276 million in deficit.
The bill, approved by the Senate on Thursday, heads next to Gov. Mike Dunleavy.
The recommendation comes after Alaska Federation of Natives President Julie Kitka said she plans to step down sometime this year from her longtime leadership of the group.
Pending state bills are supported by earthquake experts and homebuilding organizations, but they have also generated skepticism.
The Dunleavy administration introduced the bill after extended protests in the Lower 48 and Europe have blocked roadways.
Another amendment would give school districts $9 million to fund reading programs for K-3 students.
The bill has cleared its first hurdle with less than 6 weeks left in the legislative session.
The funding could provide shelter to 200 people through the summer.
The bill passed in a 28-12 vote and now returns to the Senate for a concurrence vote