JUNEAU – The Alaska House of Representatives today passed Senate Bill 2002.
S.B. 2002 funds the capital budget, which allows Alaska’s private sector to access $1 billion in federal funds for highway and construction projects.
This year, more and more Alaskans are concerned about the direction the governor is trying to take our state. Now in the second special session, both the House Majority and the Senate Majority have a…
Read More →JUNEAU – The Alaska House of Representatives on Monday will hold a third and final vote on legislation funding the capital budget, which would enable the state to receive $1 billion in federal funding for highway and construction projects.
Read More →JUNEAU – For the second day in a row, legislation that would fund the capital budget ahead of a key July 31 deadline to receive $1 billion in federal funding for highway and construction projects fell short of achieving necessary supermajority support.
Read More →JUNEAU – Today, all 23 members of the Alaska House Majority voted to pass legislation that would fund the capital budget ahead of a key July 31 deadline, part of an effort to prevent the state and private sector from missing out on nearly $1 billion in federal funding.
Read More →Over the past two weeks, my office received and responded to almost 3,000 emails from all over Alaska in support of overriding the governor’s line item vetoes. In my five years working in the legislature, no single issue has garnered more attention and communication from our…
Read More →JUNEAU – This week, the clock ran out on the Alaska Legislature’s constitutional opportunity to reject Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s $444 million in budget vetoes through an override vote supported by three quarters of lawmakers.
Read More →JUNEAU – Today during a joint floor session of the House and Senate, on a 37-to-1 vote, the Alaska Legislature voted overwhelmingly to reject the governor’s damaging, poorly vetted budget vetoes.
Read More →Since Governor Dunleavy announced $444 million in additional budget cuts, I’ve received almost 2,000 emails from concerned Alaskans throughout the state asking the legislature to override the budget vetoes. Thank you to everyone who has attended…
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