Shutdown Avoided, and End of Session Newsletter
June 29, 2021
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I’m writing to update you on work we did during this year in Juneau, which was the first of our two-year legislative session.
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Budget Passed. Government Shutdown Averted.
June 29, 2021
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On Monday, the Alaska House of Representatives took a handful of votes to avert a state government shutdown at the end of the month.
Dunleavy doubles down on shutdown threat
June 24, 2021
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While Mike Dunleavy has been focused on planning political fundraisers with Donald Trump, the legislature convened for a special session that resulted from his failure to enact the budget we already passed.
Alaska Matters: Legislature Passes Budget
June 18, 2021
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On Tuesday and Wednesday, the legislature passed the state’s operating and capital budgets. The budget does not overdraw the Permanent Fund Earnings Reserve Account and includes an $1,100 dividend.
Dunleavy Government Shutdown?
June 17, 2021
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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.
Budget Passes, Fiscal Plan Ideas, and Juneteenth
June 17, 2021
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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…
Legislature passes budget, town hall on homelessness tonight at 5pm, Anchorage Caucus meeting next Wednesday
June 17, 2021
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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.
Arduin 2.0
June 4, 2021
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Remember when Donna Arduin led the Dunleavy administration’s jihad against public services, attempting to make over a billion dollars in cuts?
