Alaska Governor Vetoes Partial Budget

Alaska Gov. Bill Walker (I) “vetoed much of the underfunded operating budget sent to him by the Alaska Legislature and warned state employees that 15,000 of them could be without a job on July 1 if the Legislature can’t come up a fully funded budget,” the Fairbanks News Miner reports.

“The Legislature sent Walker a $5 billion budget for the upcoming fiscal year, which begins on July 1, but only about $2 billion in funding. Instead of total shutdown partway through the year, Walker opted to maintain services he deemed necessary while vetoing or partially vetoing others.”