Southeast Spotlight: House Finance meeting
in Anchorage

Dear Neighbors,

Just a quick update this afternoon. The House Finance committee is meeting in Anchorage to discuss the budget. Here’s the schedule:

•  Wednesday, May 06 @ 1:00 PM (Location: ANCH LIO BUILDING, 1st Floor Auditorium): Discussion by Pat Pitney, Director, Office of Management & Budget on Operating Budget (HB1001)

•  Thursday, May 07 @ 1:00 PM (Location: ANCH LIO BUILDING, 1st Floor Auditorium): Operating Budget (HB1001)

•  Friday, May 08 @ 1:00 PM (Location: ANCH LIO BUILDING, 1st Floor Auditorium): Operating Budget (HB1001)

Testimony is by invitation only, which means it is not open to public testimony at the moment. For those of you in Anchorage who are interested, you may attend in person at the Anchorage LIO, located at 716 W 4th Ave. For those unable to attend in person, the meeting will be teleconferenced, so you should be able to follow along via the Alaska Legislature’s website (click on the “Live Now” tab at the top).

If you haven’t had a chance to share your thoughts on the budget, you can email all the members of House Finance committee, via lhscfin@akleg.gov.

Thank you to everyone who has contacted me to share your concerns and priorities. I’m committed to a budget that works for Alaskans.

May 05, 2015: Governor Bill Walker signs SB 63, which names new State Library, Archive, and Museum in honor of Father Andrew Kashevaroff and Representative Richard Foster. Pictured (from left): Gov. Walker, Juneau Mayor Merrill Sanford, Rep. Kito, Sen. Dennis Egan, and Head of Historical Collections Jim Simard. Read the story, here.

As always, please contact me if you have any questions or if I can be of service.

Best Wishes,

Sam Kito III