
Speaker C
59:44 - 60:06
"what would it look like if we fully funded schools within the cap at our optional local contribution? How much would that require of cuts to other services? And the reverse situation, if we fully funded general government, what would that look like in terms of a reduction? 'Cause we know that that's on the table."
“what would it look like if we fully funded schools within the cap at our optional local contribution? How much would that require of cuts to other services? And the reverse situation, if we fully funded general government, what would that look like in terms of a reduction? 'Cause we know that that's on the table.”
- Speaker
- Speaker C
- Timestamp
- 59:44 – 60:06
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- June 18, 2026
From the transcript
What would it look like if we fully funded schools within the cap at our optional local contribution? How much would that require of cuts to other services? And the reverse situation, if we fully funded general government, what would that look like in terms of a reduction? 'Cause we know that that's on the table. Another option, of course, for this body is to take a position on those, but I think we just don't have the information right now.
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