Thursday, July 4, 2019

Alaska Governor’s “Unprecedented” Higher Education Cuts Could Shutter Entire Departments

https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2019/07/alaska-governor-guts-state-higher-education-funding.html?fbclid=IwAR0g6tpWke9IlritGGXJ3LCwRmg_3zG9ChZ9a5T-uC_12Xm1c4EHACJXjD8
"In a move that shocked education leaders across the U.S., Gov. Mike Dunleavy cut nearly 41 percent of the state’s higher education operating budget on Monday. Dunleavy’s line-item veto of the state appropriations bill will impact the University of Alaska System the most, where cuts could add up to $130 million. And that’s on top of $5 million in cuts already approved by the Legislature."