(Anchorage) – Governor Mike Dunleavy today directed his Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to implement the remaining outstanding appropriations passed in the FY22 state budget that were eventually subject to the reverse sweep. This directive brings certainly to a number of valid appropriations including the University of Alaska Performance Scholarship Awards ($11.7M) and the […]
(Juneau, AK) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy Thursday introduced a budget bill to provide for a $2,350 Permanent Fund Dividend (PFD) and fully fund Alaska’s student scholarship programs. Following the release of the legislative Fiscal Policy Working Group’s report, and conversations between the Dunleavy administration and legislative leadership about their interest in working toward a […]
JUNEAU – House Speaker Louise Stutes issued the following statement Tuesday in response to a series of public comments by members of the House Minority in support of Power Cost Equalization, the UA Scholars Program, and the WWAMI Regional Medical Education Program. These vital programs are among the items defunded in the current budget because […]
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Alaska students will have a little extra time this Spring to send in their applications for the next round of the GCI Scholarship Program. In light of precautionary measures and concerns regarding COVID-19, GCI has extended the application deadline for its statewide scholarship program, which will distribute $100,000 in scholarships for […]