Governor Mike Dunleavy signed the Fiscal Year 2026 budget for the State of Alaska on June 12, 2025. After vetoes, the state budget amounts to $14.7 billion. The Spring Revenue Forecast projected $68 per barrel oil in FY2026. However, market dynamics have changed since March. The state has experienced lower oil prices, and oil […]
JUNEAU – The Alaska House Majority Coalition Tuesday expressed disappointment following the Legislature’s failure to override Governor Dunleavy’s veto of House Bill 69. This legislation, which garnered bipartisan support in both the House and Senate, represented a crucial step towards providing a much-needed permanent $1,000 increase to the Base Student Allocation (BSA), the fundamental building […]
JUNEAU – Thursday Governor Mike Dunleavy announced his veto of HB 69 – an act increasing the BSA by $1000 — while also introducing an education bill with a $700 funding increase and an emphasis on policy linked with funding. Both the Governor and the Senate Republican Caucus want a compromise. It is unfortunate the […]
(Juneau, AK) – Thursday morning Governor Mike Dunleavy vetoed House Bill 69, an education bill that increases spending by hundreds of millions of dollars without providing for more accountability or policy reforms. The bill would also increase Alaska’s deficit during a time of rapidly decreasing revenues. “For years, I’ve been clear: I support increased education […]