Legislators turn down request for $7M for rural school

The Senate Finance Committee voted on Thursday against adding $7 million in funding to replace the school in Kivalina. The additional funds were requested by Governor Bill Walker’s administration.
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The vilage of Kivalina. (APRN file photo by Joaqlin Estus, KNBA – Anchorage)The committee approved the capital budget for the coming year. The Legislature would appropriate $78 million, under the plan. The federal government would provide $1.3 billion.
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