Dunleavy vetoes some health and education increases approved by Alaska lawmakers

By: James Brooks

Outlets: Alaska Beacon

Published: June 25, 2026

Words: 532

Last Updated: 4 weeks ago

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Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy canceled funding increases for a variety of state health and education programs on Wednesday, vetoing a combined $57.8 million in general-purpose money from state budget bills passed by the Legislature.

Under the Alaska Constitution, the governor has the ability to eliminate or reduce individual line items from the budget. Dunleavy struck $20 million in extra funding for cities and boroughs, $11.25 million to increase Medicaid payments to health care providers, $6.4 …

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