The governor cut over $200 million from the operating and capital budgets with his veto pen.
Governor Mike Dunleavy on Monday, May 20, 2024 at the Dena'ina Civic and Convention Center in Anchorage.
Dunleavy vetoed more than $105 million in budget items from the $12 billion operating budget and more than $126 million from the $3.5 billion capital budget approved by the Legislature. The vetoes impact state services that lawmakers sought to bolster, including early education spending and disaster relief expenses. In budget documents, Dunleavy said most vetoes were meant to “preserve general funds for savings and fiscal stability.
“The cuts he makes I think are devastating to the morale of Alaskans who have relied on those services,” he said.long delays in snowplowing “By maintaining focus and fiscal discipline, this budget increases funding where it is needed most while at the same time reducing total Unrestricted General Fund spending,” Dunleavy said in the statement, referring to the fund that accounts for most state spending.
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