Teresa Roble
238:15 - 238:33
“In closing, ACT urges the Assembly to rebalance alcohol tax allocations towards prevention, return ASD preschool funding to the alcohol tax at the full $2 million so the ACE Fund could be fully funded”
- Speaker
- Teresa Roble
- Timestamp
- 238:15 – 238:33
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- November 4, 2026
From the transcript
Domestic violence, child abuse, substance misuse, and lack of child care can be attributing factors to families in crisis. Prevention costs less. Quality birth-to-five programs such as promoted through the ACE Fund return $6.30 to $7.30 for every dollar. Like building a tunnel, we need to dig from both directions. In closing, ACT urges the Assembly to rebalance alcohol tax allocations towards prevention, return ASD preschool funding to the alcohol tax at the full $2 million so the ACE Fund could be fully funded— can they— can fully fund the $5.2 million plan as recommended by the board to the mayor.
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