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OPERATING BUDGET IN SENATE FINANCE
The Senate Finance Committee will hold hearings on Governor Murkowski's operating budget (House Bills 75 and 76) starting Tuesday April 15th at 5:00 pm. On Tuesday April 15th, the Senate Finance Committee will meet to adopt the Budget Sub-Committee reports. The reports will then be posted on the Legislative Finance Division's website. Click here to go to the site.
For more information on cuts in the proposed budget click here.
Public testimony will only be taken on
Tuesday April 15th and Wednesday April 16th
Special Instructions-You are allowed to testify on any subject, but there is a two-minute limit to your testimony. Also, your testimony will only be accepted during the time allotted for your community. If you call at a different time you will have to call back. If there is a Legislative Information Office in your area (see list below), you are required to go to the LIO to testify. ONLY individuals from rural areas without LIO access will be allowed to call in.
SENATE FINANCE
COMMITTEE SCHEDULE
WEEK OF APRIL 14-18TH, 2003
April 15, 2003 - Tuesday
HB 75-APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET/LOANS/FUNDS
HB 76-APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET
Statewide Teleconference
5:00 - 5:45pm Dillingham, Seward, Homer
5:45 - 6:30pm Valdez, Cordova, Kenai
6:30 - 7:00pm Mat-su
7:00 - 8:00pm Fairbanks
8:00 - 9:00pm Anchorage
HB 75-APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET/LOANS/FUNDS
HB 76-APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET
Statewide Teleconference
9:00am Offnets (ONLY for individuals from rural areas without LIO access Toll-free call in number 1-888-263-1555)5:00 - 5:45pm Nome, Kotzebue, Barrow
5:45 - 6:30pm Tok, Ketchikan, Delta Junction
6:30 - 7:15pm Kodiak, Bethel, Glenallen
7:15 - 8:00pm Petersburg, Sitka, Wrangell
8:00 - 9:00pm Juneau
EASTER BREAK April 18-21st
April 24, 2003 - Thursday
9:00 a.m.-The Senate Finance Committee will NOT accept public testimony, but will start considering amendments offered by members of the committee. You can watch the hearing on Gavel to Gavel. Click here for the Gavel to Gavel website.
Bills previously heard/scheduled.
HB 75-APPROP: OPERATING BUDGET/LOANS/FUNDS
HB 76-APPROP: MENTAL HEALTH BUDGET
Legislative Information Office:
Anchorage - 716 W. 4th Ave., Ste. 200, 269-0111
Barrow - 119 Bank Building, 852-7111
Bethel - 301 Willow Street, 543-3541
Cordova - 705 2nd St., 424-4561
Delta Junction - Jarvis Office Center, 895-4236
Dillingham - Kangiiqutaq Building, 842-5319
Fairbanks - 119 Cushman, Ste. 101, 452-4448
Glennallen - Community Library, 822-5588
Homer - 345 W. Sterling Hwy., Ste. 102, 235-7878
Juneau - Terry Miller Bldg. Room 111, 465-4648
Kenai Peninsula - 145 Main St. Loop, Ste. 217, 283-2030
Ketchikan - 50 Front St., Ste. 203, 225-9675
Kodiak - 112 Mill Bay Rd., 486-8116
Kotzebue - 373 2nd St., Pillautaq Bldg., 442-3880
Matanuska/Susitna - 600 E. Railroad Ave., 376-3704
Nome - State Office Bldg., 103 E. Front St., 443-5555
Petersburg - 101 Gjoa St., 772-3741
Seward - 2001 Seward Hwy., 224-5066
Sitka - 210 Lake St., 747-6276
Tok - East 1st St. in UAF Bldg., Suite 1, 883-5020
Valdez - Rm. 13, State Office Bldg., 835-2111
Wrangell - 223 Front St., 874-3013
You can also call or email Republican members of the Senate Finance Committee to voice your concerns about proposed cuts-
| Senator
Lyda Green Senator Gary Wilken Senator Con Bunde Senator Robin Taylor Senator Ben Stevens |
1-877-465-6601 465-3709 (no toll free) 1-800-892-4843 1-877-463-3873 1-866-465-4993 |
