Alaska State Sen. Mike Dunleavy, left, R-Wasilla, addresses reporters during the Senate majority’s regular legislative news conference as Senate majority leader John Coghill, R-North Pole, at right, listens in on Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2014, in Juneau, Alaska. The committee is considering SJR9 from Dunleavy, a proposed constitutional amendment that would strike a provision in Alaska's Constitution prohibiting the state from using public funds for the direct benefit of private and religious schools. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)