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Saturday, April 11, 2020

What The Governor Vetoed And What He Didn't

From an email from my State Senator Elvi Jackson-Gray.
I really am not sure what it all means.  There's not enough total context.  I put it up just to get it into people's consciousness and so you can all start asking more questions.


Senate Bill 205 Operating Budget 

I have included a non-exhaustive list of line-item vetoes proposed by Governor Dunleavy below, but you can find a full list at the link: https://bit.ly/2wlvDhF

  • $30 million in Education and Early Childhood Development
  • $36.7 million Regional Educational Attendance Area Deposit
  • $12.5 million University of Alaska
  • $100 million School Bond Debt Reimbursement
  • $4.3 million Pre-K
  • $1.05 billion transfer to the corpus of the Permanent Fund for inflation proofing
  • $15.5 million Alaska Marine Highway
  • $16.2 million AMHS crew quarters
  • $31 million Medicaid
  • $3.4 million Ocean Rangers
  • $2 million Public Broadcasting
  • $1 million Spill Prevention and Response
  • $2 million Behavioral Health Treatment and Recovery Grants
  • $2.7 million Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation
  • $1 million Alaska Recidivism Reduction and Recovery project
  • $3 million Alaska Housing Finance Corporation Weatherization
  • $5 million Alaska Housing Finance Corporation Homeless COVID-19 Response
  • $2 million Alaska Housing Finance Corporation Special Needs Housing
  • $2.7 million Alaska Housing Finance Corporation Teacher Health and Public safety Professional Housing
  • $3.4 million Medicaid Services
  • $4.7 million Designated Evaluation and Treatment
  • $334,000 from Appellate Courts
  • $150,000 Rural Real ID Implementation. 
Some Budget Items that were funded

  • $99M to COVID-19 response and relief
  • $135.6M to Alaska State Troopers
  • $14M to Village Public Safety Officer Program
  • $5M to Disaster Relief Fund 
  • $5M to Fire Risk Reduction Funding
  • $34.8M to Pioneer Homes 
  • $54M to the Alaska Marine Highway System
  • $1.26B to fully fund Education Foundation Formula
  • $28.5M to Behavioral Health Programs
  • $7.2M to Homeless Assistance Program
  • $65M for Capital Federal Match Program to Highways and Aviation

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