
Speaker Stutes: ‘It’s clear this budget is enough to avoid a shutdown’
JUNEAU – Speaker Louise Stutes released the following statement this afternoon, on the eve of the current special session:
JUNEAU – Speaker Louise Stutes released the following statement this afternoon, on the eve of the current special session:
Governor Dunleavy announced today he may shut down the government, laying off state employees and creating chaos in industry in order to obtain leverage for a larger Permanent Fund Dividend.
Well, the report from Juneau is not good as I would like. I am sorry about that. We did pass the Operating, Capital, and Mental Health budgets. The bad news…
I am so glad that the operating budget finally passed. It funded important programs Alaskans count on, from ferries and public education, to public safety and needed construction across Alaska.