Alaska lawmakers have failed to override Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of an education package, nearly a month after it overwhelmingly passed the Legislature. Monday’s vote during a joint session of the House and Senate was 39-20, falling just short of the 40 votes needed for an override.
JUNEAU, Alaska — Alaska lawmakers on Monday failed to override Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto of an education package, just weeks after the bill that sought to boost spending on public schools overwhelmingly passed the Legislature.
Senate leaders also opposed allowing the state education board, whose members are appointed by the governor, to directly approve charters, casting it as an erosion of local control, and said broader issues around charter schools, such as facility and transportation issues, merited further analysis.
But several conservative Republicans on Monday, in voting to sustain the veto, said they want a conversation on education to continue.
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