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Senate Committee approves three more FY24 Appropriations Bills

Washington, DC (KINY) - U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, secured investments for Alaska in the Energy and Water; Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD); and State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (SFOPS) Appropriations Act of 2024, which were approved by the committee will now advance to the full Senate for consideration.

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Domestic violence organizations face huge budget cuts and plead for help from the Alaska Legislature

Domestic violence organizations face huge budget cuts and plead for help from the Alaska Legislature Published 12 hours ago A conference room at the AWAIC shelter on Wednesday, March 25, 2020 in Anchorage. Abused Women s Aid In Crisis (AWAIC) operates a domestic violence shelter and provides intervention, prevention and other services to victims of domestic violence. (Loren Holmes / ADN) Share on Facebook Print article JUNEAU Domestic violence shelters across Alaska are facing an unexpected budget shortfall, and many could be forced to close, officials warned the Alaska Legislature. In impassioned testimony to the House Finance Committee last week, groups that aid domestic violence victims requested $6 million to fix a problem caused by a lack of federal funding. That request would be 0.13% of the state’s expected $4.3 billion operating budget, but the impact would be tremendous, the groups said.