Kara Moriarty, president and CEO of the Alaska Oil and Gas Association, exits the Capitol’s temporary main entrance on 5th Street, April 18, 2016. The building’s front entrance was closed shortly after the scheduled end of the regular legislative session due to previously planned renovations to the exterior of the building. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)
Gov. Bill Walker says he’d like for lawmakers to continue their work in Juneau, even if that means relocating from the Capitol while it undergoes renovation work.
Walker says he wants legislators to keep up the momentum they showed in clearing a backlog of bills as they moved into an extended session Monday where the focus is expected to be on budget- and revenue-related bills.
He says one thing about Juneau is that legislators are here for one reason — to do their legislative work. He says he also noted that a public affairs channel that broadcasts legislative goings-on is based in Juneau.
Renovation work began on the Capitol Monday, closing the front entrance and cordoning off the street in front of the building.
The street in front of the state Capitol was barricaded April 18, 2016, hours after the scheduled end of the regular legislative session. The street and the main entrance to the building were closed for planned renovations to the exterior of the building. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)
The street in front of the state Capitol was barricaded April 18, 2016, hours after the scheduled end of the regular legislative session. The street and the main entrance to the building were closed for planned renovations to the exterior of the building. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)
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