The intent of Senate Bill 224 is to keep any money in the accounts from being swept into a state piggy bank, the Constitutional Budget Reserve.
"Alaska Performance Scholarships"
Anchorage judge to decide fate of $400 million scholarship fund
Lawyers for four Alaska university students and the state government presented their arguments to Superior Court Judge Adolf Zeman on Tuesday to determine the future of the Alaska Higher Education Investment Fund.
Alaska Legislature to support students’ lawsuit to maintain scholarship fund
The Legislative Council voted 12-1 to approve filing a legal brief backing the lawsuit.
University of Alaska students sue to protect fund for scholarships, medical education
The Alaska Higher Education Investment Fund has been under threat of being emptied of more than $400 million as a result of legislative budget fights.
Dunleavy’s proposed $2,350 PFD scrutinized by lawmakers
State budget director Neil Steininger said the governor still wants the Legislature to pass the constitutional amendments he’s proposed, to enshrine the PFD in the state constitution and lower the state’s spending limit.
Legislature seeks new path to fund vetoed programs
A draft bill discussed Monday would set permanent fund dividends at $929 to have a balanced budget. House Bill 2001 would both reverse Dunleavy’s vetoes to the operating and capital budgets and set the dividend level.
Alaska senators say time running out on funding for scholarships, medical education, Power Cost Equalization
State senators in Juneau raised alarm on Tuesday about the money swept from state budget accounts into a harder-to-access piggy bank: the Constitutional Budget Reserve.
Capital budget, Power Cost Equalization, college scholarships are caught in PFD debate
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.
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.