Alaska Pioneer Homes escape state budget cuts, for now

The Sitka Pioneer Home was the first such facility. It and others in Ketchikan, Juneau, Anchorage, Palmer and Fairbanks have lost staff due to budget cuts. (Photo by Emily Kwong, KCAW – Sitka)When the Alaska Legislature convenes later this month, it will consider a budget that makes no further cuts to Alaska’s Pioneer Homes. Final decisions are months away.
But Gov. Bill Walker’s spending plan would help level the senior-care program’s funding after several years of reduc