The Capitol Report 4/27/17: Senate cuts university scholarships and more budget news

by Michelle Saport  |   

The Capitol Report - April 27, 2017

Today is the 101st day of the legislative session. Some updated stats for you: since the 30th Alaska Legislature began, 358 bills have been introduced, 15 have passed and 3 have been signed by the governor.

Despite what those numbers suggest, a bit of progress is actually being made on the biggest policy issues the legislature is grappling with. Nothing motivates quite like a string of nice sunny days and spring flowers blooming just outside your capitol office window.

The primary issues that must be resolved before adjournment: the operating budget, oil tax reform, permanent fund restructuring and a broad-based tax. A few other things will also need to be resolved - the FY18 capital budget and legislative consideration of the Governor's cabinet and board appointees - but the ice-jams are in those four major areas. Let's look at where we are on each...

Read the full report at alaska.edu/state/report.


The Capitol Report, written by Miles Baker, UA Associate Vice President for Government Relations, is designed to keep the University of Alaska community informed about the current legislative session, particularly its impact on the university budget.

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