03/24/2026 01:30 PM Senate MILITARY & VETERANS' AFFAIRS

Department of Military and Veterans Affairs finance subcommittee · March 24, 2026

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Call to order and agenda

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5:30 → 6:09(39s)

Senator Merrick called the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) finance subcommittee to order at 1:31 p.m., noted present members (Senator Wilikowski, Senator Rauscher, and Senator Merrick), and said the committee would review DMVA's FY27 budget with presentations by Deputy Commissioner Craig Christensen and Administrative Services Director Bob Ernesi.

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The Department of Military and Veterans Affairs presented its FY2027 budget overview to the finance subcommittee, asking for no new state general fund (UGF) appropriations beyond statewide IT requests and seeking several federally funded positions and housekeeping changes; the committee heard updates on disaster response, a planned veterans cemetery near Fairbanks, and personnel trends.

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