Gov. Dunleavy vetoes $51M in school formula funding from budget

Officials warn of possible lawsuit in wake of Alaska governor’s education funding veto

Juneau Empire Juneau Empire - The Voice of Alaska's Capital Since 1912 Among issues are if veto violates Alaska’s constitutional guarantee of adequately funded public schools. Officials warn of possible lawsuit in wake of Alaska governor’s education funding veto Wire Service

Local officials warn of possible lawsuit in wake of Alaska governor’s education funding veto

Then-Rep. Grier Hopkins, D-Fairbanks, speaks on the floor of the Alaska House, Wednesday, May 18, 2022. Hopkins is now the mayor of the Fairbanks North Star Borough. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)One day after Gov. Mike Dunleavy made a precedent-setting veto by cutting funding for the state’s public school education formula, a group of city and borough leaders denounced the decision during a joint news conference, with some saying that th…

Gov. Dunleavy vetoes $51M in school formula funding from budget

Legislative leaders have said that it is unlikely they will hold a special session this year to consider overriding Dunleavy’s school funding veto.

Dunleavy, a self-styled education governor, slashes public school funding once again - The Alaska Current

On Thursday, Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy – a Republican who often reminds reporters he was once a teacher, school administrator and school board member – became the first-ever governor in state history to veto school funding below the level laid out in state law. Citing declining oil revenues, the governor delivered a round of vetoes that slashed an outsized chunk of public school funding. Out of $150 million in vetoes, the governor cut a total of…