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Assembly forwards 2026 legislative priorities, adds Alaska Long Trail support and calls to reinstate roads advisory board; urges changes to school funding
Summary
The Assembly Committee of the Whole voted Aug. 7 to forward a draft resolution listing the Fairbanks North Star Borough's 2026 legislative priorities to the full assembly for public hearing and adoption; the committee added amendments supporting the Alaska Long Trail, urging restoration of the Roads and Highways Advisory Board, and calling for changes to the state school funding formula.
The Assembly Committee of the Whole voted Aug. 7 to forward a draft resolution listing the Fairbanks North Star Borough's 2026 legislative priorities to the full assembly for public hearing and adoption. The committee's action, final vote 7-1, came after members added three notable amendments: support for the Alaska Long Trail, a request that the state permanently create the Roads and Highways Advisory Board in statute, and language urging changes to the state school funding formula and a permanent increase to the base student allocation.
Assemblymember Guttenberg moved an amendment to add support for the Alaska Long Trail, which the committee adopted 6-2. "The Alaska Long Trail has been in in development for about 4 or 5 years now," Guttenberg said, describing the trail as a multiuse recreational corridor that could bring economic benefits similar to long-distance trails elsewhere.
Guttenberg later moved, and the committee approved 7-1, an amendment urging the governor and the legislature to reestablish…
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