In preparation for the impending budget season the Assembly is planning a two or three hour retreat sometime in the next couple weeks to get ourselves in gear. Date, time and place are still undecided. The relatively brief length is indicative of the fact that most of us have a pretty clear understanding of the budgetary process. We do have two new members, however, and a few others who don’t spend as much time on matters fiscal, so it’s likely a good idea.
I received word this week that backers of a referendum to repeal Anchorage’s new labor law, the infamous AO 2013-37, have gathered a sufficient number of signatures to place the issue on the ballot. Ignoring whether one thinks well or poorly of this particular piece of legislation, that fact triggers an intriguing series of decisions.
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