Alaska lawmakers push back on proposed education cuts

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — State legislators pushed back Monday against Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s proposed cuts to public education amid an ongoing budget deficit. Sen. Lyman Hoffman, a Bethel Democrat, called the proposed cuts unacceptable and questioned how districts would be able to absorb them. Sen. Natasha von Imhof, an Anchorage Republican, chided budget and administration […]