Legislation enables state to receive $1 billion in federal funding, restores UA scholarships JUNEAU – The Alaska House of Representatives on Monday will hold a third and final vote on legislation funding the capital budget, which would enable the state to receive $1 billion in federal funding for highway and construction projects. The vote […]
Anchorage, AK – Defend Alaska, a nonpartisan independent expenditure group, has formed in response to the legislature’s inability to overturn Governor Dunleavy’s budget vetoes. “We thank every legislator who, understanding the complexities of our state, stood with Alaskans in voting to override the Governor’s vetoes. With accountability for our elected leaders ultimately residing with […]
Juneau, AK (July 22, 2019) – Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska’s (Tlingit & Haida) Head Start program is expected to lose $441,171 in funding if the State of Alaska no longer funds the program. The funding was eliminated entirely in Governor Mike Dunleavy’s proposed budget and later vetoed after the […]
SB2002 will be taken up again later this month in effort to achieve supermajority support JUNEAU – For the second day in a row, legislation that would fund the capital budget ahead of a key July 31 deadline to receive $1 billion in federal funding for highway and construction projects fell short of achieving […]