Gov. Mike Dunleavy announced a series of vetoes Thursday that spanned $215 million in budget cuts, the âpaltryâ $525 Permanent Fund dividend and $2 million in per diem payments for lawmakersâ expenses in Juneau.
âLawmakers need to finish the work on protections for the Permanent Fund and the PFD before paying themselves,â Dunleavy said about the per diem veto.
The governor vetoed $17.5 million in Medicaid services and $10 million from the Alaska Travel Association. He eliminated $12.5 million for an upgrade to the Alaska Vocational Technical Center as well as funds to help pay for renovations at the University of Alaska.
âWe want to keep the budget tight,â Dunleavy said in a press conference Thursday afternoon. âThere is not going to be massive reductions, but there are reductions to drive the size of government down.ââ
Becky Bohrer May 13, 2021 - 8:08 PM
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) â Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Thursday called a special session that would begin next week, after the current regular session ends, and would focus on the budget and his proposals for the annual check residents receive from the state s oil-wealth fund.
He also announced a second special session, scheduled to begin Aug. 2, that would address topics including a proposed spending limit, revenue and spending of federal recovery dollars.
Both special sessions would be in Juneau.
The first special session is scheduled to begin May 20, the day after the scheduled end of the regular session.
Alaska governor calls special sessions on budget, spending
By BECKY BOHRERMay 14, 2021 GMT
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Thursday called a special session that would begin next week, after the current regular session ends, and focus on the budget and his proposals for the annual check residents receive from the state’s oil-wealth fund.
He also announced a second special session, scheduled to begin Aug. 2, that would address topics including a proposed spending limit, revenue and spending of federal recovery aid dollars.
Both special sessions would be in Juneau.
The first special session is scheduled to begin May 20, the day after the scheduled end of the regular session.
Alaska governor appoints Cockrell as Public Safety leader
by The Associated Press
Last Updated Apr 6, 2021 at 7:28 pm EDT
JUNEAU, Alaska Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy has appointed James “Jim” Cockrell to lead the Department of Public Safety.
Cockrell replaces Amanda Price, who in February said she was asked to resign by Dunleavy’s then-chief of staff and told Dunleavy wanted “to go in a different direction” with the department.
Price said she believed she was removed for advocating for improved 911 dispatch services to rural communities and for a personnel decision she said she was limited in discussing.
Dunleavy said Tuesday he doesn’t discuss personnel issues. He said his administration was “committed to making sure that individual Alaskans are able to access 911 service.”
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