After lawmakers passed a budget that includes $3,200 payments to Alaskans, Gov. Dunleavy said he wouldn't push for a special session to increase this year's dividend amount — but he's still considering vetoing some specific pieces within the budget.
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy speaks about the budget passed by the Legislature. He was accompanied by Department of Education and Early Development Commissioner Michael Johnson and Deputy Attorney General John Skidmore, when he spoke to news media in the state Capitol in Juneau on Thursday.
Speaking to news media, Dunleavy said the budget is “ready to go” and “fully functional.” In past years, lawmakers have failed to meet that threshold, passing unfunded budgets or budgets without effective dates.But the governor said he is still considering vetoing some specific pieces within the budget. He has three weeks to delete items from the bill. He hadn’t made any decisions on cuts as of Thursday.
The House and Senate passed a total of 98 bills between 2021 and 2022, significantly more than the 68 passed by previous Legislature, whose work was truncated by the pandemic, but less than the 145 bills passed between 2017 and 2018. Legislative leaders, including Stutes and Senate President Peter Micciche, a Soldotna Republican, had a more upbeat outlook on the prospects of a long-term plan for the dividend.
But a special session could be needed later in the year for a different purpose — to appropriate federal infrastructure funding.
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