Democrats attempt to take veto power away from executive branch; Bjorkman and Merrick fall in line to expand Legislature’s power

Sen. Matt Claman, a Democrat from Anchorage, wasted no time after a veto override vote failed this week in the Legislature. One day after a joint session failed to override Senate Bill 140, a quarter-billion-dollar spending package, Claman proposed a Senate joint resolution that would, if passed by voters, lower the threshold for overriding all … Continue reading Democrats attempt to take veto power away from executive branch; Bjorkman and Merrick fall in line to expand Legislature’s power