Governor vetoes major increase in state funding for schools

Governor vetoes major increase in state funding for schools

Along with announcing his veto of an education funding bill on April 17, Gov. Mike Dunleavy introduced new legislation with less of an increase in the state’s per-student funding formula, along with additional funding and policy items to benefit charter schools and homeschool programs. At a news conference in the state Capitol, the governor said there were two reasons for his veto. “One of the rea...

Governor presses school policy changes with funding increase, after vetoing larger boost

Along with announcing a veto of an education funding bill on Thursday, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy introduced new legislation with a lower per student funding boost, plus additional funding and policy items focused on charter schools and homeschool programs.

Dunleavy vetoes education bill, announces competing bill

Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Thursday announced he had vetoed a bill that would have boosted the basic per-student funding amount for public schools, the base

Dunleavy vetoes $1,000 increase to school funding

By: Anna LionasGov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed a bill today that would have increased the per-student base funding formula by $1,000, about 17 percent, instead submitting a bill which proposes a $560 increase along with significant policy provisions. In a press conference in the Capitol, Dunleavy explained his reasoning for the veto, citing a deterioration in state revenues and the lack of his favored education policy revisions in House Bill 69, which…

Governor vetoes massive spending increase and House and Senate set up a veto override vote

Gov. Mike Dunleavy wanted a smidgen of accountability in the state’s education spending. He didn’t get it from the House and Senate Democrats, who did the bidding of education industry unions and stripped all accountability from the education spending bill, House Bill 69. On Thursday Dunleavy vetoed HB 69, as he had repeatedly warned the […] The post Governor vetoes massive spending increase and House and Senate set up a veto override vote appea…

Fresh off his second school veto, Dunleavy proposes a bill that would actually cut funding - The Alaska Current

Alaska GOP Gov. Mike Dunleavy presented an alternative that he says would have his support.