Post by Logan on Jul 8, 2016 3:58:16 GMT -6
Anchorage to host Senate special session hearings, while House finance meetings remain in Juneau
The Alaska Senate will bring its committee hearings to Anchorage after convening its upcoming special session Monday in Juneau, while the House will keep finance committee meetings in Juneau, lawmakers and legislative staff said Thursday.
Gov. Bill Walker ordered lawmakers to meet in Juneau in his special session proclamation, issued last month, when he said the Legislature hadn't done enough to reduce the state's budget deficit.
But Walker can't stop lawmakers from holding hearings elsewhere, and at least two Senate committees are planning meetings outside the capital city.
The Senate Finance Committee will likely split its hearings between Anchorage and Juneau, with initial meetings in Anchorage, said Laura Cramer, the chief of staff to committee co-chair Sen. Anna MacKinnon, R-Eagle River.
Read more: www.adn.com/politics/2016/07/07/anchorage-to-host-senate-special-session-hearings-while-house-finance-meetings-remain-in-juneau/
The Alaska Senate will bring its committee hearings to Anchorage after convening its upcoming special session Monday in Juneau, while the House will keep finance committee meetings in Juneau, lawmakers and legislative staff said Thursday.
Gov. Bill Walker ordered lawmakers to meet in Juneau in his special session proclamation, issued last month, when he said the Legislature hadn't done enough to reduce the state's budget deficit.
But Walker can't stop lawmakers from holding hearings elsewhere, and at least two Senate committees are planning meetings outside the capital city.
The Senate Finance Committee will likely split its hearings between Anchorage and Juneau, with initial meetings in Anchorage, said Laura Cramer, the chief of staff to committee co-chair Sen. Anna MacKinnon, R-Eagle River.
Read more: www.adn.com/politics/2016/07/07/anchorage-to-host-senate-special-session-hearings-while-house-finance-meetings-remain-in-juneau/