Now an official caucus, growing from three members to six, the newly created conservative-leaning Senate minority says its focus next session will be on promoting economic growth and ensuring longterm fiscal stability for Alaskan taxpayers.
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The other members making up the Senate minority are Sen. Shelley Hughes, R-Palmer, who was part of the three-member group last session, which included Shower and Myers. In a surprise move, Senate majority member and Senate Transportation Chair Sen. James Kaufman, R-Anchorage, announced he will join the newly formed minority.
“He was getting a little frustrated with the majority,” Myers said. “When you saw some of these big-ticket items, you know, such as the defined benefits and some of the education packages and stuff, you know, he was either voting no, or he was having some comments on the floor of, ‘I’m going to vote yes, but it’s with trepidation.‘”
Last session, the conservative-leaning House majority supported the governor’s veto of a comprehensive education package supported by the Senate majority and moderate House minority. In the 60-member joint session between the House and Senate, Myers said the regular bills require 40 votes to override the governor’s veto, and budget vetos need 45.
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