According to a presentation from the Anchorage Economic Development Corporation's Alaska Common Ground meeting : the University of Alaska system provided $714 million (directly) and $402 million (indirectly) to the statewide economy (year 2012 numbers); Alaska businesses rely on local talent from University of Alaska for their workforce needs as studies show that 68% of two-year graduates and 42% of four-year graduates remain in the state. University of Alaska-Anchorage alone generated $40.2 million in research dollars in fiscal year 2016. It is clear that a 41% cut places all of these things at risk.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/marshallshepherd/2019/06/30/universities-are-economic-and-knowledge-engines-a-proposed-41-cut-in-alaska-is-scary/#388cd64b6925
