If an amendment to the capital budget to pay full permanent fund dividends fails, the House minority leader expects there won’t be enough votes to draw from the Constitutional Budget Reserve.
"Alaska Education Grants"
Why state higher ed programs prioritize academic merit over financial need
Merit-based programs tend to be politically popular. Need-based programs, in contrast, often determine whether low-income students attend college at all.
House committee may quintuple Gov. Walker’s state budget cuts
The House Finance Committee is considering a budget bill that would cut state government spending $418 million more than the $100 million in cuts Gov. Bill Walker proposed.