Possible Ferry Cancellations - Alaska
If you have a reservation for an Alaska Ferry for this summer, you might want to read this: http://www.ktoo.org/2015/04/10/travelers-not-told-ferries-may-canceled/
Forum Discussion
Hard to say what is going to happen and when. A bit of a side issue in that the legislature is now beyond the statutory law limit of a 90 day session limit passed by the voters of the state, by 5 days. However the Alaska Constitution allows for a 120 day limit. The voters didn't vote on a constitutional change but just a statute change. But technically the legislature is in violation of Alaska statute law. I don't find any info saying they officially adjourned on Sunday night and then reconvened the following day.
Talk on the street is that a part year budget will be passed, requiring only a simple majority of votes and then adjourn. Most likely the governor would call the legislators back for a special session to deal only with the budget. So it may be mid to late May, if then, before the state departments and agencies will know their next years budgets. I am not reading of any great concern being raised over cutting the ferry budget for next year. The Alaska House has 40 members, 28 of them are from the Railbelt areas, Fairbanks down to Anchorage and on to Homer on the Kenai. That leaves 12 members representing the remainder of the state.
Talk on the street is that a part year budget will be passed, requiring only a simple majority of votes and then adjourn. Most likely the governor would call the legislators back for a special session to deal only with the budget. So it may be mid to late May, if then, before the state departments and agencies will know their next years budgets. I am not reading of any great concern being raised over cutting the ferry budget for next year. The Alaska House has 40 members, 28 of them are from the Railbelt areas, Fairbanks down to Anchorage and on to Homer on the Kenai. That leaves 12 members representing the remainder of the state.
