The Senate Finance Committee is hearing public testimony today on university funding. On Wednesday, the university's finance subcommittee in the Senate set state funding for the university at $322.5 million, which is $5.5 million above the governor’s request, but $14 million less than the budget passed by the House.

To testify on your views on funding the university, go to your local Legislative Information Office during the time specified below.

Friday, April 6:
9-9:30 a.m. — Juneau
9:30-10 a.m. — Utqiagvik, Tok, Delta Junction
10-10:30 a.m. — Kenai, Kodiak, Dillingham
10:30-11 a.m. — Ketchikan, Wrangell, Petersburg
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1:30-2 p.m. — Bethel, Nome, Kotzebue, Unalaska
2-2:30 p.m. — Sitka, Cordova, Valdez
2:30-3:30 p.m. — Fairbanks, Mat-Su
3:30-4 p.m. — Glennallen, Seward, Homer
4-5 p.m. — Statewide Offnets
5-6 p.m. — Anchorage

Find your LIO here: http://akleg.gov/lios.php. If you can’t make it to an LIO, you may call in during time allocated for the Statewide Offnets — in Juneau, call 907-586-9085; in Anchorage, call 907-563-9085; and in all other locations, call 844-586-9085.

Public testimony is limited to two minutes. Plan to arrive at the LIO well before your allotted time. You can also email your comments to
the Senate Finance Committee members at Senate.Finance.Committee@akleg.gov.

When communicating with legislators, please do so on your personal time, such as during lunch or after work, and avoid using your university email.

A briefing sheet on our FY19 operating budget is available at www.alaska.edu/state/.