UAS has very high per student costs and a very low student population.  The University administration first and foremost services itself and the employees of that institution.  Last spring they flew the daughter of a friend from Chicago, Ill. to Juneau and then the Anchorage and back to Juneau and back to Chicago because she was interested in attending UAS.  She was academically, a poor student.  The mother called me and told me that Alaska must be awash with money to do this as no other college showed any interest.  She never attended any college.  She came to Alaska and got drawn into drugs.  This was a desperate act to find students.
Time and again, I have seen the state not make many hard decisions about reductions and seek efficiency in government services - this is a good example and the lack of action regarding CFEC is another - decisions are based on politics.

Until hard decisions are made by the state, we will oppose an income/sale tax.  The University needs better oversight.