Post by Logan on Mar 5, 2016 20:11:26 GMT -6
JUNEAU — The Senate subcommittee on the University of Alaska restored some but not all of the controversial budget cuts made in the House last week.
The subcommittee, chaired by Fairbanks Republican Sen. Pete Kelly, approved a general fund recommendation for UA of $325 million on Friday. That’s $25 million higher than what’s in the House.
The number is still a cut. It puts the UA budget about $10 million below the one proposed by Gov. Bill Walker and about $25 million lower than the current year’s budget, but it’s one that UA President Jim Johnsen said the university could live with.
“This is a major improvement from, obviously, what the House is looking at,” he told the committee. “I thank you for that vote of confidence.”
Read more: www.newsminer.com/news/local_news/senate-restores-some-money-to-university-of-alaska-budget/article_c0d2f8d6-e2af-11e5-ba2c-2fc02f065a08.html
The subcommittee, chaired by Fairbanks Republican Sen. Pete Kelly, approved a general fund recommendation for UA of $325 million on Friday. That’s $25 million higher than what’s in the House.
The number is still a cut. It puts the UA budget about $10 million below the one proposed by Gov. Bill Walker and about $25 million lower than the current year’s budget, but it’s one that UA President Jim Johnsen said the university could live with.
“This is a major improvement from, obviously, what the House is looking at,” he told the committee. “I thank you for that vote of confidence.”
Read more: www.newsminer.com/news/local_news/senate-restores-some-money-to-university-of-alaska-budget/article_c0d2f8d6-e2af-11e5-ba2c-2fc02f065a08.html