House passes deep cut to per diem allowances

Rep. Tammie Wilson, R-North Pole, reads through a series of amendments to the state’s budget on March 7. She proposed cutting legislators’ per diem allowances. The House passed a similar proposal.  (Photo by Rashah McChesney/Alaska’s Energy Desk)The House voted to cut the money to pay for lawmakers’ daily expenses during the legislative session by three-quarters.
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It was one of a dozen amendments to the budget that the House passed, while the body reje