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| Prisoners Costly For Alaska |
| By adn.com |
| Published: 02/03/2011 |
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JUNEAU -- Gov. Sean Parnell wants the Legislature to give him $160 million to cover unanticipated costs for state government this year, including money to cover the expense of managing prisons and prisoner health care as the prison population keeps rising. The money sought by Parnell will also address rising Medicaid payments to Alaskans and a shortfall in dollars needed to pay public-health nurses. The state will have to lay off nurses, close health centers and reduce village visits unless the extra money is provided, according to the Parnell administration. What else is on the governor's wish list? Bigger payments to the Permanent Fund's outside investment managers as the fund rebounds from the recession. Money to pay for the "round the clock" effort by state attorneys to defend state election officials last fall against U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller's lawsuits over the state's count of write-in ballots, among other things. Read More. |
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