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Rep. Sarah Vance, R-Homer, speaks on the floor of the Alaska House of Representatives on Wednesday, March 13, 2024. (James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)

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Vance introduces constitutional amendment to protect correspondence program funding

If passed by the legislature, the amendment will be presented to voters in upcoming general election

Homer City Hall. (Homer News file photo)

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City council joins peninsula voices advocating for increased BSA

The Homer City Council unanimously passed a resolution at their Jan. 22 regular meeting advocating for increased education…

Kenai Peninsula Borough School District Finance Director Liz Hayes (left) presents preliminary fiscal year 2025 budge information during a school board committee meeting on Monday, Jan. 8, 2024 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O'Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Budget deficit continues to steer school board talks

Warnings about the implications and scale of the budget deficit the Kenai Peninsula Borough School District is facing…

From left, Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly members Bill Elam, Brent Johnson, Tyson Cox and Brent Hibbert attend an assembly meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023 in Soldotna, Alaska. (Ashlyn O’Hara/Peninsula Clarion)

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Assembly calls on state to increase K-12 funding

School districts across Alaska lobbied lawmakers heavily last session for a meaningful increase to the base student allocation