Rep. Kito’s Newsletter: End of 5th special session
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. The Senate declined the invitation, effectively allowing the vetoes to stand. On Friday, after a week of few public meetings or hearings, the House adjourned, sine die, thus ending the 5th special session.
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Rep. Spohnholz’s Newsletter: The 5th Special Session
July 15, 2016
Wow… Today the House of Representatives gaveled out of the 5th Special Session. The Senate is expected to follow on Monday. I join many Alaskans in being blown away at the total lack of commitment to coming to a solution to our fiscal gap.
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Rep. Claman’s Newsletter: End of the Second Special Session
July 15, 2016
As we try to work together to solve our challenges at home, we are saddened by another senseless attack, this time on Thursday evening in Nice, just one week after the attack on police officers in Dallas.
My heart goes out to all whose family and loved ones were killed or injured. Our thoughts are with the people of France and the people of Dallas.
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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. Wool’s Newsletter: Breaking Records, and Not The Good Kind
July 12, 2016
I’m writing to you on the second day of the fifth special session. We’re breaking records now…and not the good kind. This is the first time in Alaska’s history that there’s been five special sessions in a legislative term. Governor Walker called this special session to consider many of the proposals that didn’t pass during the last special session, including a bill seeking to withdraw money from the Permanent Fund earnings reserve to fund the state budget, bills that would implement an income tax, sales tax, and increases in the motor fuel, mining, fisheries, alcohol, and tobacco taxes, and reconsideration of parts of our oil and gas tax credit system.
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