March 2009: House takes testimony on University budget today

Today, March 4, 1:30 -5 p.m.
Via teleconference

Today offers an opportunity to provide public testimony on the University of Alaska budget issues currently before the state House. This is a chance to inform legislators of the need for operational funding for the Integrated Science Building (ISB), among other issues.

For background, The UA advocacy Web site contains UA briefing sheets (with printable versions), budget request summaries, a schedule of upcoming committee hearings, links to other relevant sites like the Alaska Legislature and Governor, and more. Printable versions of UAA's briefing sheets are available at the Chancellor's Web site under Legislative Advocacy 2009.

To find out where to testify, visit the Legislative Information Office Web page. To listen to the audio recording of Monday's House Finance committee meeting, visit the Gavel to Gavel Alaska Web site.

Here is today's hearing schedule:

Anchorage, 1:30-3 p.m.
Sitka, Wrangell, Homer, Petersburg, Dillingham and Cordova, 3:30-4:15 p.m.
Kenai, Valdez, Ketchikan, Kodiak, Seward, Mat-Su, Glennallen and Tok, 4:15-5 p.m.

If you have specific questions, please contact UA's Director of State Relations, Pete Kelly, at (907) 463-3086 (session number) or Kate Ripley, UA Public Affairs Director, at (907) 450-8102, or Maggie Grega in the UAA Chancellor's office at (907) 786-1437.