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On day 131 of the 2019 legislative session and special session, a difference of opinion, and the power of the Alaska Governorâs Office have created an unlikely alliance between House Speaker Bryce Edgmon and Senate President Cathy Giessel.
The lifelong Democrat (Edgmon is now a playacting-undeclared) and a lifelong Republican are shocked that the Governorâs Office had the audacity to send text messages to Alaskans, telling them of the opportunity to testify on House Bill 1005. At least thatâs how reporter James Brooks tells it for theAnchorage Daily Newsreadership.
In a break with tradition, the House Democrat-led Majority had not posted a call-in number for Alaskans or made any good-faith public notice other than the required 12-hour notice that was available to those who know where to find it.