Senate completes work on major funding bills

Fri, March 14, 2008
Posted in Alaska News

The Senate today finished work on the three major funding bills that had been set as a major goal of this year’s session. The House will take what’s expected to be a positive vote on the final bill on Monday. Members of both parties had said all along they planned to find a balance of rural and urban needs in education funding, pension payments – called Pers-Ters – and revenue sharing. House Finance Co-chair Kevin Meyer said the key was finding a balance in spending that satisfied enough members.

Dave Donaldson, APRN – Juneau