Open mic for Alaskans on operating budget draft

Wrangell residents will have an opportunity to offer their two cents on the state operating budget currently in development in the Alaska House.

The basis for the draft budget was proposed by Gov. Bill Walker last December. Being considered now in the House, bill number 286 will see a number of amendments to it that have been put forward by the chamber’s representatives and various subcommittees.

“We’re in the process of finalizing what we’ll be looking at right now,” said Rep. Dan Ortiz (U-District 36), who sits on the House Finance Committee.

Testimony from around the state begins this after...

 
 

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