The Alaska Supreme Court decision means some scholarships do not have a dedicated funding source, but an effort by the Legislature may reinstate a separate account.
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Alaska senators consider bill to protect accounts used for scholarships, ferries
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.
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.
An Anchorage man took in 1 Afghan who needed help. Now he’s trying to rescue 17
Barnes first met Safi in 2009, when Safi was an East High exchange student.
In feud over PFD bill, work grinds to a halt in the House when minority Republican lawmakers refuse to show up for a floor session
The mostly Democratic House majority didn’t have enough members present to reach a quorum.
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.
Dunleavy adds proposed $2,350 PFD to special session agenda
Without the move, it was possible Alaskans wouldn’t receive PFDs this fall for the first time in 40 years.
Alaska medical students face large tuition increase due to funding dispute
Students and others involved in health care in Alaska asked lawmakers to agree to fund the program in the upcoming special session.