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FNSB lobbyist briefs assembly on Alaska legislative session, school funding and budget risks
Summary
FNSB lobbyist Gary Morgan told the assembly June 25 that the 2025 Alaska legislative session produced a modest increase to the Base Student Allocation (BSA) but left capital and community assistance funding uncertain; the moratorium on school debt reimbursement ends July 1 and local contribution pressure remains a top borough concern.
Gary Morgan, the Fairbanks North Star Borough’s contracted legislative lobbyist with Morgan Partnership LLC, told the assembly at a June 25 work session in the borough chambers that the 2025 Alaska legislative session was difficult and produced mixed results for borough priorities.
Morgan said House Bill 57 passed with an increase to the Base Student Allocation and related education provisions. He said the legislature “passed and vetoed and then overridden” measures that together increased education funding and that an added allocation in the final day equated to roughly $16 million in…
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