House slides $19M toward unpopular road with no long-term plan

Rep. Lance Pruitt, R-Anchorage, during discussions about the state operating budget in March 9, 2016. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)On Tuesday, House legislators moved $18,852,256 for a controversial road project in Anchorage opposed by community groups and the mayor’s administration, but long sought after by area businesses.
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According to one of the amendment’s sponsors in House Finance, Rep. Lance Pruitt, R-Anchorage, the reason for moving the un-obligated funds