Alaska Legislature faces more time as session deadline looms

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – Wednesday marked a constitutional deadline for Alaska lawmakers to end their regular session. But with a budget and plan for addressing Alaska’s multibillion-dollar deficit unresolved, more time is needed.
Options include extending for another 10 days, which requires two-thirds support in each chamber, or looking to Gov. Bill Walker to call a special session.
House Minority Leader Charisse Millett said Tuesday that her caucus was not inclined to support a 10-day