Alaska Lawmakers Show Up In Different Cities, Stuck On $444 Million Budget Vetoes
When the governor called a special session in Wasilla (which is not the state capital), some lawmakers went to Juneau instead, making it difficult to conduct business in either location.
There's a split going on among lawmakers in Alaska this week, but it's more than just political. For a special legislative session convened by Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy to address his line-item budget vetoes, some lawmakers came to Juneau, the state capital, and a smaller contingent of Republicans who are aligned with the governor gathered in Wasilla, Alaska, a more conservative part of the state.
Dunleavy had called lawmakers to Wasilla for the sake of "convenience" because of the
