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State budget heads to conference as Anchorage officials highlight education gains, warn pipeline could force special session
Summary
City lobbyist Wendy Chamberlain and an administration official told the Assembly legislative committee that the House passed a robust operating budget with education increases, the Senate is likely to lower figures, and Senate conditions on a gas pipeline could lead to a special session.
At a legislative committee work session, Anchorage officials summarized recent developments in Juneau, saying the Alaska House passed an operating budget with increases that would add funding for behavioral health, Medicaid rate changes and education, while the Senate is likely to propose lower totals before the chambers go to conference.
"The house passed their operating budget, and it's a fully…
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