A $65 million supplemental spending bill has been proposed by Governor Bill Walker.
Those proposed funds include $50 million in unrestricted general funds and the bill is expected to cover unanticipated costs for the rest of Fiscal Year 2015 which ends June 30.
Included in the supplemental proposal is $92 million aimed at Alaska’s problem-plagued Medicaid payment system; about $785,000 for the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board which for the time being is in charge of writing marijuana regulations; and a proposed re-appropriation of $3.2 million left from completed projects to a fund used for contaminated sites cleanup and non-emergency spill response, along with other activities.
Walker’s previously announced plan to cut $52 million in forward education funding was also included, which had been approved for fiscal years 2016 and 2017.
Details are expected today for Walker’s budget plan for next year.
