He promised he would not cut the ferry system, education spending or the University of Alaska. He promised to spend more on rural education and repeatedly stressed that budget cuts would be aimed at making everything more efficient.
“While I understand the reluctance to compare Alaska to the lower 48, I am confident that in the lower 48 there are many examples of institutions that created a plan and successfully implemented a value proposition for higher education that attracted both students and non-state funding,” Mike Barnhill said.
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Senate President Cathy Giessel is repeating bogus talking points from the Republican Party, downplaying Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s attempt to dismantle the University of Alaska.
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Alaska is not an appropriate environment for the extreme right wing/hate government cookie cutter model the governor has imported.
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“I was tempted to say that was one of the most dishonest presentations I've ever seen anyone give to the Legislature. But that is an overstatement. To be charitable, I'll call it grossly incomplete.”
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One of the magic elements in the Dunleavy budget for the University of Alaska is to shift $154 million from real money to Angel Bucks. The state won’t admit that the $154 million is imaginary. So much for the honest budget every Alaskan can understand.
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“We're doing this because the state is out of money and we need to balance our budget," said the temporary budget director.
Wrong answer, as Sen. Click Bishop said..
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When Mike Dunleavy campaigned in Ketchikan, he said, “I’ll be more than happy to answer the most important question, right? It’s 6-foot-7.” No, the most important question was why did he conceal his plan to scuttle the state ferry system? Or did he dream that up after the election?
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On this as well as the other elements of the Dunleavy Debacle, crucial questions needs to be addressed during legislative hearings: When did the governor decide to dismantle and reorganize the university and why? If he did this during his campaign, why did he keep it a secret?
Read MoreInstead of handing out credit, let’s say that Dunleavy never promised a budget like this one, but his decision to propose it now has focused the political discussion and made a lie of the PFD platitudes and the declarations about painless budget cuts.
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