I am excited to finally be returning to my family in Fairbanks, hopefully to enjoy the remainder of the summer at home; but of course I don’t know when I might have to go back to Juneau. I hope you have been taking advantage of these long summer days to spend time with your friends and family.
Late last night, the Alaska State House passed a compromise operating budget with a bipartisan vote of 31 to 8. This budget is not ideal, but it is necessary to prevent a government shutdown on July 1 that would have devastated the economy and create unnecessary uncertainty for all Alaskans, visitors and businesses.
Happy Fairbanks Solstice! I hope everyone is enjoying the long summer days. And don’t forget about the Midnight Sun baseball game tonight at 10:00 at Growden Memorial Park. Happy 40th to the Trans-Alaska Pipeline
Last night, in an attempt to compromise with the Senate, the House passed out an amended version of the operating and capital budget and adjourned. These amendments included:
It is the 27th day of the Special Session focused on our fiscal issues. I know many of you are frustrated to see a legislative gridlock in Juneau. I too am frustrated, but we are at a critical point in Alaskan history and it is important that we get this right. I am sure I sound like a broken record.
Notes from the 4th floor: It’s June 12th and we have only a few days left in our first (and hopefully last) special session.
As the First Special Session of the 30th Alaska Legislature reaches its final week, some progress has been made to avert a government shutdown on July 3rd. But we need to have legislators willing to compromise to make that happen.
Hope you are enjoying the Fairbanks summer so far. For this e-news, I just wanted to update folks on the construction projects happening in Fairbanks this summer.
