Rep. Tarr’s Newsletter: Legislative Special Session #5
July 16, 2016
On Wednesday, the House sent a letter to the Senate inviting them to join us in a joint session on Friday to review the Governor’s budget vetoes – Friday being the last day for the Legislature to vote to override any of the Governor’s decisions. If you were following the special session on Monday, you may have seen that Senator Bill Wielechowski made a motion in the Senate for a joint session for veto overrides. At the time his motion was ruled out of order because the presiding officer said that typically the House invites the Senate. So, by sending a letter we followed the tradition of the House inviting the Senate. Turns out, that may have just been a stall tactic because upon receiving the letter from the House the Senate declined the invitation, effectively allowing the vetoes to stand.
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Rep. Drummond’s Newsletter: Spenard Road Update
July 15, 2016
The project managers for the Spenard Corridor Plan would like to invite you to participate in their first community survey.
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Rep. Claman’s Newsletter: Governor’s Vetoes and Upcoming Special Session
July 7, 2016
Last week, Governor Walker used his line-item veto to cut $1.29 billion from the state budget. His vetoes include reductions in state spending, oil and gas tax credits, and the 2016 Permanent Fund Dividend.
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Rep. Kito’s Newsletter: Travel to Gustavus and Skagway
July 1, 2016
Dear Neighbors,
I’ll be visiting Gustavus and Skagway next week, and I hope to see you around town or at an event. See dates and times below.
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Rep. Tarr’s Newsletter: AK LNG Meeting & 4th of July Weekend Events
July 1, 2016
Hope you’ll get out and enjoy your 4th of July weekend! Below are activities happening around town. While there weren’t many legislative hearings this week, the House and Senate Resources Committees met in a joint meeting to receive an important update on the AKLNG Project.
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