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Hello!
Work
on the state operating budget ramps up this week in the Senate. The
Finance Committee will be taking public testimony on Friday
afternoon, and you’ll find details below on how to participate.
Several
of my bills are advancing quickly. Senate Bill 211, which extends
several professional boards, has moved from the Finance Committee to
the Rules Committee and will soon head to the Senate floor. Senate
Bill 170, allowing electronic pull tabs for charities and nonprofits,
received its first hearing in Senate Finance. Senate Bill 207, aimed
at addressing squatting and real estate fraud, is scheduled for a
hearing in the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday, February 25. You can
follow the progress of all the bills I’ve sponsored on the
Legislature’s website.
The
House also passed a supplemental budget request from the Dunleavy
Administration this week. The Senate Finance Committee will take it
up on Wednesday the 25th. I will be reviewing this spending bill
closely to ensure it remains focused on urgent state obligations and
on restoring critical road projects that were previously defunded by
line item vetoes.
I
will be on the Kenai this weekend to hear your ideas and concerns
directly. Details on these meetings are included below. I look
forward to seeing you at one of these events.
I
am honored to be your effective advocate in Juneau. Please contact my
office when you have ideas or concerns by calling 907-283-7996 or by
email at sen.jesse.bjorkman@akleg.gov
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