In the Legislature's frantic scramble last night, some bills were amended into other bills to get them passed. AlaskaBeacon reporter James Brooks talks about some of those last-minute combos, comparing them to turduckens. Take a listen:
May 19, 2022
Senate President Peter Micciche, R-Soldotna, watches as the Alaska Senate votes Thursday, May 19, 2022, on the Alaska state budget. that includes a $3,200 payout to Alaskans in the form of Permanent Fund Dividends and energy relief payments. That’s a compromise, after the state Senate had earlier sought $5,500 payments. House members argued that would draw too much from state savings.
The budget is still one of the largest in state history, and it’s just one piece of legislation that passed in a flurry of activity right at the end of the legislative session. All of it, of course, must still survive Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s veto pen to become law.reporter James Brooks was up late following the Legislature’s frantic scramble to pass bills before the deadline.
In some cases, he says, that meant bills were amended into other bills to get them passed. Brooks compares that to a “turducken,” a three-bird roast that involves stuffing a chicken into a duck and stuffing that into a turkey.: For example, there was a bill that involved changing signature requirements on vehicle titles. Well, another bill got shoved inside it that requires only one license plate instead of two.
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