Time pressure makes special session likely

The Alaska Capitol. (Photo by Heather Bryant/KTOO)
The Alaska Legislature is scheduled to end its session Wednesday, under a deadline set by the Alaska Constitution. But that doesn’t mean its work is over.
It’s not at all likely that the Legislature will finish its work by when it’s supposed to, for a few reasons.
Work has just started on the operating budget conference committee – it named Homer Republican Rep. Paul Seaton as its chairman and Bethel Democratic