Here’s what the governor cut, and what was restored, in Alaska’s state operating budget
It's the latest move from the governor in a monthslong, tense funding battle as lawmakers feuded over how to close a massive budget gap driven by the state's reliance on oil.
It follows Dunleavy's decision on
Dunleavy on Monday unveiled more than
So what exactly did Dunleavy cut again and what was added back?
Here's a partial list.
What Dunleavy vetoed again:
--The governor vetoed nearly
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--The governor again cut half, or nearly
--The
--The governor vetoed
--Medicaid dental coverage has been eliminated for adults, a cut of
--The governor again vetoed
--Funding for Adult Public Assistance payments to needy aged, blind and disabled Alaskans has again been cut by nearly
--State funding is cut for public radio and TV stations, about
--
--The budget for the Village Public Safety Officer program is cut by
--Dunleavy also eliminated a one-time transfer of
--State funding is eliminated for the Alaska Wing of the
--Dunleavy cut about
--Nearly
--The governor vetoed a
--The governor vetoed
Here's the full list of vetoed funding.
What Dunleavy didn't veto again:
Here are the new funding decisions unveiled Monday:
--All funding is restored for the
--About
--Nearly
--A 3% cost of living increase for court system employees is restored, about
--All state funding,
--About
--
Here are the funding decisions Dunleavy had previously announced:
--About
--The Alaska Senior Benefits Payment Program had all of its state funding restored, about
--All state funding, about
--All state funding, nearly
--
--All state funding,
--All state funding,
--Alaska Online With Libraries (OWL) had all of its state funding restored at
--All state funding,
Here's the full list of restored funding.
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