Regulatory agencies won’t face further budget cuts Contributed Photo Mining and mining-related departments seem to be avoiding further cuts that Governor Mike Dunleavy is implementing to reduce the state’s budget shortfall.
education and health care sectors, where the gov- ernor has made deep cuts. For miners and others in the resource devel- opment the road is a little smoother. Dunleavy is a believer in economic development and his pro- posed Fiscal 2020 budget has so far shielded the key agencies that issue permits. But no one is getting a free ride this year. Many in the mining industry are worried about _SP[]Z[Z^PONWZ^`]P^ZQ^_L_P]PNZ]OTYRZʯNP^TY
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BY TIM BRADNER
For The Alaska Miner It has been a bumpy road in Juneau. Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s aggressive moves to “right size” the state budget has caused an uproar, at least in the
The Alaska Miner
April 2019
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