Whether a ‘pickle’ or a ‘crisis,’ the Alaska House is struggling with a deficit budget

Whether a ‘pickle’ or a ‘crisis,’ the Alaska House is struggling with a deficit budget

The facade of the Alaska State Capitol in Juneau on May 22, 2024. (Eric Stone/Alaska Public Media) The Alaska Legislature’s quest to pass a viable state budget before the end of the legislative session in mid-May isn’t getting any easier. “Ladies and gentlemen, we’re all in a pickle,” House Speaker Bryce Edgmon, I-Dillingham, told reporters on Tuesday. At this point in a normal year, Edgmon said, House lawmakers would be on the verge of passing …

Edgmon's Pickle: House Majority can't pass a budget

House Speaker Bryce Edgmon explained that the Legislature is in a pickle because the House Finance Committee has not released the budget to the Rules Committee, and thus it can’t make it to the floor for a vote. The Legislature is at a critical juncture, he said. The operating budget should already be in the […] The post Edgmon’s Pickle: House Majority can’t pass a budget appeared first on Must Read Alaska.