Post by Logan on Jan 28, 2016 2:00:59 GMT -6
Rep. Dan Ortiz, I-Ketchikan, really wants to hear Alaskans’ opinions on the budget. He’s even willing to take some punishment in the process.
“Slap us in the face if you have to, but let us know what’s on your mind,” he told attendees of Tuesday’s Native Issues Forum hosted by the Central Council Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska.
The forum is a series of lunch lectures that invites Alaska legislators and policymakers to speak to the Central Council and answer questions several times each legislative session. This year’s series includes five events; Tuesday’s was the first of the year.
Joining Ortiz was Rep. Sam Kito III, D-Juneau, and Sen. Dennis Egan, D-Juneau, and each man joined Ortiz’s plea for public involvement in the state’s budgeting process, albeit without a request for physical contact.
Read more: juneauempire.com/state/2016-01-27/legislator-asks-slap-if-necessary
“Slap us in the face if you have to, but let us know what’s on your mind,” he told attendees of Tuesday’s Native Issues Forum hosted by the Central Council Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska.
The forum is a series of lunch lectures that invites Alaska legislators and policymakers to speak to the Central Council and answer questions several times each legislative session. This year’s series includes five events; Tuesday’s was the first of the year.
Joining Ortiz was Rep. Sam Kito III, D-Juneau, and Sen. Dennis Egan, D-Juneau, and each man joined Ortiz’s plea for public involvement in the state’s budgeting process, albeit without a request for physical contact.
Read more: juneauempire.com/state/2016-01-27/legislator-asks-slap-if-necessary