Alaska Legislature fails to override Dunleavy’s veto of a tax bill intended to help education

By: James Brooks

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: January 22, 2026

Words: 731

Last Updated: 1 month ago

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Republicans in the Alaska Legislature voted down a new funding source for public school programs Thursday as they sustained Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of Senate Bill 113.

The vote on overriding the governor was 35-25, 10 votes short of the 45 needed for an override.

Speaking after the vote, Senate President Gary Stevens, R-Kodiak, and Speaker of the House Bryce Edgmon, I-Dillingham, said the action is a sign that the Alaska Legislature will struggle …

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