alaska budget vetoes
More budget cuts and another special session coming, Dunleavy says
The governor intends to appeal directly to voters in an effort to get a supplemental dividend.
Governor repeats $335,000 veto from Alaska judiciary budget over court’s abortion rulings
The veto is a response to the Alaska Supreme Court’s rulings blocking attempts by the Legislature to bar the state’s Medicaid program from paying for abortions outside of cases of rape, incest and instances where the mother’s life is in danger.
Dunleavy backs ‘incomplete’ $1,600 dividend and stands by most of his June budget vetoes
Gov. Mike Dunleavy also reversed additional budget vetoes, including restoring funding for the Alaska Arts Council.
Gov. Dunleavy and a key University of Alaska leader signed a 3-year compact. What does it mean, and what happens now?
The controversial agreement follows months of back-and-forth between the governor and the state’s public university system.
Saying Medicaid cuts already hurt their ability to treat the poor, providers ask governor to reverse vetoes
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy doesn’t plan to alter course on many more of his original vetoes, his spokesman said.
Capital budget vetoes leave gap for homeless services in Anchorage
The Clare House emergency shelter for women and children is among facilities with uncertain futures.
Gov. Dunleavy reverses budget veto and will allow state funding for Alaska Legal Services
Alaska Legal Services Corp. will continue to receive state funding, allowing assistance for domestic violence victims.
Too much, too little: University funding deal draws criticism from legislators on right and left
Some lawmakers said they’re also concerned the agreement signed Tuesday could run afoul of state law and the constitution.
Governor agrees to smaller university funding cut, including $25 million first-year reduction passed by Legislature
Gov. Mike Dunleavy now supports a cut of $70 million to the University of Alaska over three years — significantly less than the $130 million one-year reduction under his budget veto in June.
Dunleavy says he will reverse his vetoes on early education cuts
The governor’s restoration of $8.8 million in funding is the second announcement in what’s expected to be a series this week before he reaffirms most of his June vetoes.
‘In a panic’: Elimination of senior benefits leaves some of Alaska’s oldest residents with tough choices
“This is about medicine, it’s about heat, it’s about food,” says AARP Alaska.
‘It’s gonna kill this community’: Cordova and others in the state brace as governor guts budget
Cordovans are especially worried about cuts — made by lawmakers with Dunleavy’s approval — to the ferry system, their highway to the rest of the region.
State restores veto-killed program that puts Alaska-grown produce in stores
The state’s nascent hemp program remains in limbo under Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s cuts, but a Republican lawmaker from Palmer is pushing back.
Gov. Dunleavy signs bill funding capital budget and reverse sweep, but vetoes money for some programs
The measure unlocks hundreds of millions of dollars in federal funding. Dunleavy vetoed $34.7 million, including money for addiction treatment, earthquake monitoring and homeless assistance.
With Legislature adjourned, groups turn lobbying focus on Gov. Mike Dunleavy
A bill reversing most of the governor’s operating budget vetoes was sent to his desk Wednesday.
With Dunleavy budget cuts, a fragile safety net for Alaska’s mentally ill thins further
As mentally ill lose housing and other supports, police, hospitals and jails will feel the pressure, providers and advocates say.
UA regents voted to move toward consolidating the university system. What happens now?
Here’s what we know (and don’t) about how the University of Alaska system got here and the path ahead.
As University of Alaska moves toward consolidation, two athletic programs might become one
UA president Jim Johnsen said he doesn’t know yet if some teams can be based in Anchorage and others at Fairbanks, or if one campus will get them all.
Voters across Alaska sign on to recall Gov. Dunleavy
Organizers in more than a dozen cities began collecting the first of what they hope will eventually be enough signatures to force a recall vote.