Southeast legislators hesitant to cut education funding

Rep. Sam Kito III, D-Juneau, at a press availability held by House and
Senate Democrats, April 19, 2016. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)Southeast Alaska lawmakers express skepticism that the Legislature should look to school funding to cut the state’s budget. In fact, some legislators would like to see spending increase in some education areas.
 
School funding makes up one of the largest pieces of the state budget. But as the Legislature looks to close a more than $3 billion gap