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Sens. Bert Stedman, of Sitka (left), and Donny Olson, of Golovin, talk at a meeting of the legislative conference committee in Juneau on May 26. The committee's job is to resolve the differences between the House and Senate versions of the state budget for the fiscal year that starts July 1. The committee includes three members each from the House and Senate.