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Alaska: Governor
Murkowski Unveils FY06 Budget Proposal; Calls for spending some
of FY05 windfall on education, roads to jobs, other programs
- Alaska Governor Frank H. Murkowski Wednesday proposed a Fiscal
Year 2006 budget that makes significant investments in Alaska
schools while focusing state spending on the essential infrastructure
that will create jobs for Alaskans.
"My vision for Alaska
is that by developing our resources and providing good jobs for
Alaskans, we can raise the quality of life for all of our citizens,"
Murkowski said. "These are the values reflected within the
pages of this budget."
The spending package includes
a K-12 education proposal that provides two years of increased
funding for schools at a cost of $127 million. The education
proposal also makes permanent an $82 million increase approved
by the Legislature in the 2003 session and provides for a record
23 percent increase in overall K-12 spending.
In addition to schools, the
budget provides for a $145 million roads package that supports
resource development statewide and makes significant transportation
improvements for many Alaskans.
Murkowski proposes a $31 million
increase over two years for the University of Alaska, providing
necessary energy assistance to small communities and providing
$27.1 million for gas pipeline work in the next fiscal year.
The governor's spending plan also proposes extending and expanding
the current SeniorCare program. - More...
Thursday - December 16, 2004
Alaska: State
Protests 2005 Trans-Alaska Pipeline Oil Transportation Tariffs
- The state on Wednesday filed a protest with the Federal Energy
Regulatory Commission, objecting that the proposed 2005 interstate
oil transportation tariffs for the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System
are too high. The state's protest also challenges certain aspects
of the pipeline owners' 2003 and 2004 tariffs. - More...
Thursday - December 16, 2004
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