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Senate leaders have long said the bill will not be considered in the chamber this year.
The regular session must end by midnight Wednesday. Legislators hope several major policy reforms pass before then.
The House minority sought to stall a vote on the bill that some House Republicans saw as a priority.
A protracted debate on the bill could limit lawmakers’ ability to address energy and education priorities before the May 15 deadline, some lawmakers say.
The House and Senate are advancing competing bills to ensure correspondence schools can continue to operate amid the legal challenge.
Around $500 million in state general funds was approved for spending on infrastructure and maintenance in a 39-1 House vote.
Bob Griffin was removed from the state board of education and Mike Porcaro was removed from a paid position with a commercial fishery commission.
A House committee will hear a bill that could reinstate a guaranteed pension for public employees for the first time in nearly 20 years.
The governor previously said lawmakers should avoid passing legislation prior to an appeal to the Alaska Supreme Court.
The judge also said the state is unlikely to overturn the decision through the Alaska Supreme Court, writing in the order that the state “has not shown a likelihood of prevailing on the merits on appeal.”
A recent court ruling could be a potential “disaster” and “emergency” for more than 20,000 students, Gov. Dunleavy said.
Bob Griffin told lawmakers he supported Gov. Dunleavy’s veto of an education funding bill earlier this year.
A budget draft approved by the Senate Finance Committee includes cash payments of around $1,600 — including the Permanent Fund dividend and an energy relief payment — per eligible Alaskan.
Warfield replaces Ann Brown.
The party’s annual convention featured speeches by Lt. Gov. Nancy Dahlstrom and businessman Nick Begich, who are running to unseat Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola.