Dunleavy cuts Legislature’s education funding increase by $200 per student

Dunleavy vetoes a portion of education increased funding, but leaves most intact

Thursday was the day for the budget signing in the Governor’s Office. Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed some $122 million out of the budget given to him by the leftist-controlled Alaska Legislature. The vetoes were surgical. The full spending, excluding federal receipts, will be about $5.3 billion. View all the budget documents at this link. Before […] The post Dunleavy vetoes a portion of education increased funding, but leaves most intact appeared fir…

Governor Dunleavy Signs FY2026 Budget: Vetoes Reflect Reduced Revenue Outlook

After weeks of uncertainty, especially regarding education funding, Governor Mike Dunleavy signed the Fiscal Year 2026 budget for the State of Alaska on June 12, 2025. After the vetoes, which totaled $122 million, the state budget amounts to $14.7 billion.

Amid bleak state revenue forecast, Alaska Gov. Dunleavy vetoes millions in education funding

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy talks to reporters during a news conference on Monday, May 19, 2025. (Photo by James Brooks/Alaska Beacon)Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed more than $122 million from Alaska’s annual budget plan before signing it into law Thursday. The governor’s vetoes fell heaviest on education, as Dunleavy eliminated more than $50 million from the state’s per-student education funding formula and tens of millions intended for school mainten…

Dunleavy cuts Legislature’s education funding increase by $200 per student

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy gestures to his wife, Rose Dunleavy, during the opening moments of his seventh annual State of the State address in Juneau on Jan. 28, 2024. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media) Alaska’s public schools likely won’t get all the money lawmakers approved in a bipartisan vote last month after Gov. Mike Dunleavy unilaterally reduced education funding with a line-item veto. Dunleavy cut $50 million from state education spending, …

Dunleavy cuts Legislature’s education funding increase by $200 per s…

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy gestures to his wife, Rose Dunleavy, during the opening moments of his seventh annual State of the State address in Juneau on Jan. 28, 2024. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media) Alaska’s public schools likely won’t get all the money lawmakers approved in a bipartisan vote last month after Gov. Mike Dunleavy unilaterally [...]