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Did Treg Taylor defend Alaska's correspondence school allotments?

Matches stated record claim. His department appealed a 2024 ruling that struck down the allotment laws, and the Alaska Supreme Court reversed it, keeping the program as it was.

Treg Taylor

Defending correspondence school allotments

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In the October 8 debate he said that as attorney general he defended parents' ability to choose their child's education.

What the record shows ·

In April 2024 a state judge struck down the laws behind the correspondence school allotment program. His department appealed on May 3, 2024 and asked for a quick ruling. On June 28, 2024 the Alaska Supreme Court reversed the judge, and the program went on as before.

Limit: The court ruled only that the laws are not unconstitutional as a whole. In March 2025 it sent a challenge to particular uses of the money back to the trial court.

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  1. Debate for the State, Alaska governor, October 8, 2026 (at 53:41)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWhiyir9eoI&t=3221s

    Alaska Public Media · Published Oct 8, 2026 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    The hosts' video of the live governor debate (Alaska Public Media, Alaska's News Source and KTOO). Taylor says he defended parents' ability to choose their child's education. Described from YouTube's captions of the video, read on October 10, 2026; not quoted, because a second transcript to check the wording against was not available.

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  2. State appeals correspondence study ruling to Alaska Supreme Court, AG says it's vitalhttps://www.law.alaska.gov/press/releases/2024/050324-CorrespondenceStudy.html

    Alaska Department of Law · Published May 3, 2024 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Dated May 3, 2024. A superior court judge had struck down the allotment laws two weeks earlier; the state files its appeal and asks for a quick ruling.

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  3. Alaska Supreme Court reverses ruling on correspondence study programhttps://www.law.alaska.gov/press/releases/2024/062824-CorrespondenceStudy.html

    Alaska Department of Law · Published Jun 28, 2024 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    Dated June 28, 2024. The court reversed the ruling and the program continues as before. The state had argued that specific uses of the money must be challenged one by one.

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  4. State, Department of Education & Early Development v. Alexander, Opinion No. 7759 (Alaska Supreme Court, March 28, 2025) (document)

    Alaska Supreme Court (via Justia) · Published Mar 28, 2025 · Reviewed Oct 10, 2026

    The full opinion behind the June 2024 order. Holds that the allotment laws are not unconstitutional as a whole and reverses the ruling. Sends the challenge to particular uses of the money back to the trial court, where a school district that approved that spending must be joined. Lists Taylor as attorney general on the state's side.

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