The impact of the governor’s veto is tragic and its adverse consequences to Alaskans who need essential civil legal services are completely predictable.
Updated: 16 minutes agoWith just over a week left in the session, the Alaska Legislature has not resolved how to pass a budget, the size of the Permanent Fund dividend or a boost to public school funding on March 8, 2023
One wonders why such a minute amount — $203,500, for a service shown to have bipartisan support — should be vetoed. Readers may recall that due to the underfunding and understaffing of the Division of Health, the Division wasof timely processing food stamp applications through the fall and winter of 2023-2024. Some of the applicants waited more than 11 months for the State of Alaska to process their applications for a governmental benefit as significant as food.
In addition, Gov. Dunleavy’s veto means that ALSC has lost its capacity to provide representation to approximately 100 victims of domestic violence who may need protective order, divorce or custody advice and other essential services. Current data indicates that civil legal services are also necessary to help these women and their children find housing and shelter when they are trapped in a dangerous intrafamilial situation.
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