Alaska Senate committee advances draft capital budget, boosting funds for school maintenance

By: Corinne Smith

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: April 17, 2026

Words: 859

Last Updated: 3 months, 2 weeks ago

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The Alaska Senate Finance committee advanced a draft capital budget on Tuesday that would put nearly $250 million toward state facilities and maintenance projects next year.

The draft budget adds $88 million to Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s proposed capital budget of $159 million, with the largest additions going toward K-12 schools and university facilities maintenance.

That was a focused effort by the finance committee, said co-chair Sen. Bert Stedman, R-Sitka, who called funding …

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