The Alaska Legislature is changing some procedures after Capitol phone lines became overloaded by public testimony for a record fifth time this year. (via AlaskaBeacon)
The Senate Finance Committee takes public testimony on Senate Bill 114, on Thursday, May 4, 2023, at the Alaska State Capitol.
“He’s like, ‘I tried, and I tried’ ,” she said. “I’ve had numerous people reach out to me, I’ve had emails and texts, and they keep trying and trying.” Four other times, the lines have been filled by individual controversial bills: House Bill 65, which would increase the state’s per-student funding formula, on March 21; House Bill 105, which as originally written would have restricted the rights of transgender students, on March 30 and April 13; and House Bill 4 on Tuesday.
“They took the time out of their day to try to be heard for two minutes or three minutes, and if you’re not even able to get in the queue because the phone system is down, I think you lose even more trust in your elected officials, in the government process,” he said.
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