JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Latest on the Alaska Legislature (all times local):
5:55 p.m.
Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy plans to call lawmakers into a special session, saying they did not appear to be on course to finish major unresolved issues by Wednesday’s constitutional deadline.
Details on the timing and location were expected later. Dunleavy says a change of venue might make a difference and said there has been interest in meeting in the Matanuska–Susitna Valley. He said it also could be in Juneau.
Senate Finance Committee Co–Chair Bert Stedman says the capital is Juneau and it would be more cost effective to have the special session there.
Lawmakers had yet to come to agreement on a crime package or a state spending plan. They also hadn’t made a decision on how to handle the dividend paid to residents from the state’s oil–wealth fund.
