Nearly two-thirds of all legislators claimed at least some retroactive per diem. Four claimed the max.
Four legislators claimed the maximum amount.
Four legislators claimed the maximum amount.
The vote skirts a law passed last year that prevents legislators from collecting per diem until a fully funded operating budget is passed. The Legislative Council voted to make the payment retroactive.
There’s no automatic repayment under state law, but that’s not the only option.
Can legislators beat the clock?
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After a commission eliminated session per diem for Juneau legislators, a Juneau legislator proposed cutting everyone else’s per diem by 75 percent.
Some legislators might not be so thrilled to be on the same ballot as a measure targeting their per diem.
We agree with the victim that the per diem he’s collecting should go to the Tundra Women’s Coalition.
The first week is in the bag, here’s what’s in store for the week two.
“It’s something that we know best about.”