Alaska legislators fail to override governor’s veto of public pension bill

By: James Brooks

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: May 20, 2026

Words: 778

Last Updated: 2 months ago

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Alaska’s public employees and public school teachers will not have access to pensions this year.

In a 33-27 vote Tuesday, the Alaska Legislature failed to override Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of a bill that would have created a new pension system for teachers, municipal employees and state employees in Alaska. Forty votes were needed for an override.

The failure was expected. Lawmakers had passed the pension bill, House Bill 78, by a combined vote …

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