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Education Funding Fight: The Alaska House passed a bill that changes how K-12 education funding is calculated and adds $140M+ a year for public schools, but Senate leaders say it may only survive if folded into a broader end-of-session education package. Arctic Energy Push: Alaska’s industrial development agency is set to vote on spending up to $190M for oil exploration work tied to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, including major geologic testing and possible bids in a future lease sale. Coast Guard in the Bering Sea: The new icebreaker USCGC Storis returned after a 36-day Arctic deployment, logging 4,800 miles and testing icebreaking operations near the Bering Sea. Climate & Safety Watch: A new study highlights how glacier retreat in Alaska’s Tracy Arm helped trigger a 481-meter landslide-tsunami—while a separate federal review is underway for Alaska seabed mining, with about 90,000 public comments now being assessed. Energy Prices Politics: Trump’s gas tax suspension push faces roadblocks in Congress, and analysts say any relief at the pump would likely be smaller than drivers expect.

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Interior Transfers 1.4 Million Acres in Dalton Utility Corridor to State of Alaska
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