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In unprecedented split, Alaska legislators will meet separately Monday in Wasilla and Juneau
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Jul 08, 2019 01:56pm |
| Category | News |
| News Date | Jul 07, 2019 09:00am |
| Description | In a scene akin to something from a troubled foreign democracy or the American Civil War, members of a deeply divided Alaska Legislature will gather Monday in Wasilla and Juneau, each group claiming that its location is the rightful place for the latest special session of the Legislature.
“There hasn’t been anything happen like this since like the Civil War, since West Virginia became a state. This is totally unprecedented and strange,” said House Minority Lance Pruitt, R-Anchorage, who says he expects to be present in Wasilla on Monday.
With no more than 39 legislators present in Juneau and no more than 21 present in Wasilla, the divide will preclude any immediate attempt to override $444 million in budget vetoes signed by Gov. Mike Dunleavy last month. Lawmakers have five days from the start of the session to gather the 45 votes needed to override the vetoes. |
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