Just as justice delayed is justice denied, the Legislature must see to it that the appropriations it wants are delivered in a timely way.
There is a story that went largely unreported this past spring which merits some attention and discussion: the governor’sof April 7 are more egregious and harmful to Alaska ns, ultimately, than the infamous fiscal 2020 vetoes on June 28, 2019, that gave strength to the current recall effort.
The second most critical day last year was June 28, 2019, a day forever embedded in my consciousness. On that day, the governorfrom the state’s operating and capital budgets.
Last summer, the Legislature responded to the vetoes with outrage and action. After attempting to override all the vetoes, it used a July special session opportunity to try to restore most of the cut items. Through House Bill 2001, the Legislature$290 million in operations spending which, by itself, constitutes 79% of the total state operations appropriations vetoed the previous month.
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