Gov. Dunleavy’s blood bank veto, though small, is unlikely to make a meaningful savings difference for the state and could have serious negative effects on Alaska’s blood supply in a worst-case scenario.
for the Blood Bank of Alaska barely registers. The governor made many larger reductions to other items — $2.6 million fromin Anchorage, and $3 million from Alaska Housing Finance Corporation’s home weatherization assistance program are just a few of the bigger-ticket cuts to capital projects. But the $500,000 blood bank cut is notable for how inexplicable it is — its impact on the state’s fiscal picture is minuscule, and it endangers an important service that literally saves lives.
Based on policy priorities, Blood Bank of Alaska seems like exactly the kind of service the governor would be keen to support. The nonprofit is doing work as a supplier for hospitals and clinics statewide that, in its absence, would likely have to be taken over by government because of its essential nature.
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