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"And that 4% is an obligation we're supposed to maintain. So we're really being placed in a difficult position. But I also think realistically, we're not going to not get some funds."

“And that 4% is an obligation we're supposed to maintain. So we're really being placed in a difficult position. But I also think realistically, we're not going to not get some funds.”
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Alaska News
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Anchorage
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August 4, 2026

From the transcript

System. You've got hundreds of things that could go on, um, and, and that are going to be expensive, and we have no choice but to do it. And that 4% is an obligation we're supposed to maintain. So we're really being placed in a difficult position. But I also think realistically, we're not going to not get some funds.

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