UPDATE FRIDAY 7/23:
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A state court judge says he plans to issue a ruling next week in a lawsuit filed by Alaska’s attorney general that raised questions about when the state budget takes effect. Superior Court Judge Herman Walker Jr. heard arguments in the matter Friday.
Attorney General Treg Taylor sued after the House failed to adopt effective date provisions for the state budget.
A week after the lawsuit was filed, and days before the new fiscal year, the effective date provisions were adopted.
Attorneys for the Legislative Affairs Agency say that action renders the matter moot. But attorneys for Taylor say the issues raised by Taylor’s lawsuit could come up again
ORIGINAL POST:
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Attorneys for the Legislative Affairs Agency say a lawsuit raising questions about when the state budget takes effect should be dismissed on constitutional or other grounds. A judge is set to hear arguments Friday.
Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor sued in late June, after the House failed to adopt effective date provisions for a state spending package.
A week after the lawsuit was filed, and three days before the new fiscal year, the House passed the effective date provisions.
Attorneys for the Legislative Affairs Agency, in court filings, say that action renders the matter moot.
But attorneys for Taylor say the issues raised by Taylor’s lawsuit could come up again.