Petersburg Pilot -

Hello again from Juneau. By the time you read this report we’ll be entering the last 22 days of the session, during which we will be focusing on passage of the bills that we really feel are the most important. The House has passed the Operating Budget, which is our only constitutional duty. Now we’re waiting for the Senate to share the Capital Budget with us, so that we can carefully review and hopefully add to it before adjournment.

There’s been a lot of discussion lately about Energy. With the high cost of fuel these days, people all over the state are struggling to pay their utili...