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Cutting the budget by 41% just isn't responsible, no matter how you slice it.

The governor is explicitly making this cut in order to increase the oil revenue dividend for residents to $3K per year.

It wasn't the budget that was cut by 41%, just the government's contribution. There's still tuition, bonds, etc.

That is still a huge cut to UA. The quality of education and research will be severely hurt by that cut. Many of the education programs do not make money and that is fine because they provide an important service to the state. That is creating smart people who work in AK rather than leaving AK forever

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