Lawmakers are planning to vote on overriding Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s vetoes despite the governor’s moves to thwart the votes. Anchorage Democratic Sen. Forrest Dunbar, deployed with the Alaska Army National Guard in Europe, got permission to fly to Alaska to participate in the session.
Up to $600 million in federal transportation funding could be at risk after Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed $62 million in state match funding, Alaska House Transportation Committee members said during a hearing this week.
Sen. Shelley Hughes joined a slate of candidates that include the lieutenant governor, a former state senator, the Mat-Su Borough mayor and an Anchorage business owner.
The Alaska Department of Health said early this week that the state could lose up to $500 million in Medicaid spending. On Wednesday, the department said that number was “too high.”
A public radio station in Kotzebue is warning of its possible closure following a vote by Congress to rescind more than $1 billion in previously approved federal funding for public media.
If the appeal fails, districts that qualify for impact aid would still receive money on top of what they get from the state, but the state would need to make up for the funding gap. (via KTOO)
