{"id":4722,"date":"2019-03-25T11:52:24","date_gmt":"2019-03-25T19:52:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bertstedman.com\/new\/?p=4722"},"modified":"2019-06-04T15:07:09","modified_gmt":"2019-06-04T23:07:09","slug":"senate-finance-committee-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bertstedman.com\/new\/?p=4722","title":{"rendered":"Senate Finance Committee Update"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Senate Finance Committee has been plugging along since the 31<sup>st<\/sup> Alaska State Legislature convened in mid-January.&nbsp; We have held several informational hearings regarding the state\u2019s fiscal standing.&nbsp; These meetings are very educational &amp; instructive to members of the committee, other legislators, and to you \u2013 the folks at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are interested in watching any of these meetings,\nplease click on a topic below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>January 16: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.akleg.gov\/basis\/Meeting\/Detail?Meeting=SFIN%202019-01-16%2009:00:00#tab2_4e\">Revenue Forecast<\/a><\/li><li>January 17: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.akleg.gov\/basis\/Meeting\/Detail?Meeting=SFIN%202019-01-17%2009:00:00#tab2_4e\">Oil Production Forecast &amp; Highlights<\/a><\/li><li>January 23: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.akleg.gov\/basis\/Meeting\/Detail?Meeting=SFIN%202019-01-23%2009:00:00#tab2_4e\">Legislative Finance Overview w\/David Teal<\/a><\/li><li>January 24: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.akleg.gov\/basis\/Meeting\/Detail?Meeting=SFIN%202019-01-24%2009:00:00#tab2_4e\">AK Oil &amp; Gas Conservation Commission<\/a><\/li><li>January 25: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.akleg.gov\/basis\/Meeting\/Detail?Meeting=SFIN%202019-01-25%2009:00:00#tab2_4e\">AK Permanent Fund Corporation<\/a><\/li><li>January 30: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.akleg.gov\/basis\/Meeting\/Detail?Meeting=SFIN%202019-01-30%2009:00:00#tab2_4e\">PRS\/TRS Update<\/a><\/li><li>January 31: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.akleg.gov\/basis\/Meeting\/Detail?Meeting=SFIN%202019-01-31%2009:00:00#tab2_4e\">AK Mental Health Trust Authority<\/a><\/li><li>February 1: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.akleg.gov\/basis\/Meeting\/Detail?Meeting=SFIN%202019-02-01%2009:00:00#tab2_4e\">Indirect Expenditures<\/a><\/li><li>February 4: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.akleg.gov\/basis\/Meeting\/Detail?Meeting=SFIN%202019-02-04%2009:00:00#tab2_4e\">State Debt Overview<\/a><\/li><li>February 5: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.akleg.gov\/basis\/Meeting\/Detail?Meeting=SFIN%202019-02-05%2009:00:00#tab2_4e\">Savings Accounts &amp; Budget Reserves, then Labor Contracts<\/a><\/li><li>February 14: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.akleg.gov\/basis\/Meeting\/Detail?Meeting=SFIN%202019-02-14%2009:00:00#tab2_4e\">FY20 Operating Budget<\/a><\/li><li>February 15: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.akleg.gov\/basis\/Meeting\/Detail?Meeting=SFIN%202019-02-15%2009:00:00#tab2_4e\">FY20 Operating Budget (cont.)<\/a><\/li><li>February 18: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.akleg.gov\/basis\/Meeting\/Detail?Meeting=SFIN%202019-02-18%2009:00:00#tab2_4e\">FY20 Operating Budget (cont.)<\/a><\/li><li>February 19: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.akleg.gov\/basis\/Meeting\/Detail?Meeting=SFIN%202019-02-19%2009:00:00#tab2_4e\">FY20 Operating Budget (cont.)<\/a><\/li><li>February 20: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.akleg.gov\/basis\/Meeting\/Detail?Meeting=SFIN%202019-02-20%2009:00:00#tab2_4e\">FY20 Operating Budget (cont.)<\/a><\/li><li>February 21: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.akleg.gov\/basis\/Meeting\/Detail?Meeting=SFIN%202019-02-21%2009:00:00#tab2_4e\">FY20 Operating Budget (cont.)<\/a><\/li><li>February 22: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.akleg.gov\/basis\/Meeting\/Detail?Meeting=SFIN%202019-02-22%2009:00:00#tab2_4e\">FY20 Operating Budget (cont.)<\/a><\/li><li>February 25: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.akleg.gov\/basis\/Meeting\/Detail?Meeting=SFIN%202019-02-25%2009:00:00#tab2_4e\">FY20 Operating Budget (cont.)<\/a><\/li><li>February 26: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.akleg.gov\/basis\/Meeting\/Detail?Meeting=SFIN%202019-02-26%2009:00:00#tab2_4e\">FY 20 Operating Budget &#8211; David Teal Response<\/a><\/li><li>February 28: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.akleg.gov\/basis\/Meeting\/Detail?Meeting=SFIN%202019-02-28%2009:00:00#tab2_4e\">Investment Funds Update &amp; Cash Flow Plan<\/a><\/li><li>March 6: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.akleg.gov\/basis\/Meeting\/Detail?Meeting=SFIN%202019-03-06%2009:00:00#tab2_4e\">OMB &#8211; Economic Overview of FY20 Operating Budget<\/a><\/li><li>March 7: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.akleg.gov\/basis\/Meeting\/Detail?Meeting=SFIN%202019-03-07%2009:00:00#tab2_4e\">ISER &#8211; Economic Overview of FY20 Operating Budget<\/a><\/li><li>March 18: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.akleg.gov\/basis\/Meeting\/Detail?Meeting=SFIN%202019-03-18%2009:00:00#tab2_4e\">Spring Revenue Forecast<\/a><\/li><li>March 22: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.akleg.gov\/basis\/Meeting\/Detail?Meeting=SFIN%202019-03-22%2009:00:00#tab2_4e\">Oil Severance Tax<\/a><\/li><li>March 26: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.akleg.gov\/basis\/Meeting\/Detail?Meeting=SFIN%202019-03-26%2009:00:00#tab2_4e\">K-12 Education Funding Considerations<\/a><\/li><li>March 27: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.akleg.gov\/basis\/Meeting\/Detail?Meeting=SFIN%202019-03-27%2009:00:00#tab2_4e\">PFD Discussion<\/a> \u2013 begins at 9:58am<\/li><li>April 2: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.akleg.gov\/basis\/Meeting\/Detail?Meeting=SFIN%202019-04-02%2009:00:00#tab4_4\">AK Retirement Board<\/a><br><\/li><li>April 5: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.akleg.gov\/basis\/Meeting\/Detail?Meeting=SFIN%202019-04-05%2009:00:00#tab2_4e\">Deferred Maintenance Update<\/a><br><\/li><li>April 8: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.akleg.gov\/basis\/Meeting\/Detail?Meeting=SFIN%202019-04-08%2009:00:00#tab2_4e\">Medicaid Cost Containment<\/a><br><\/li><li>April 10: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.akleg.gov\/basis\/Meeting\/Detail?Meeting=SFIN%202019-04-10%2009:00:00#tab2_4e\">Legislation: Appropriation Limit &amp; PFD Split<\/a><br><\/li><li>April 18: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.akleg.gov\/basis\/Meeting\/Detail?Meeting=SFIN%202019-04-18%2009:00:00#tab2_4e\">Updated Labor Contracts<\/a><br><\/li><li>April 23: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.akleg.gov\/basis\/Meeting\/Detail?Meeting=SFIN%202019-04-23%2009:00:00#tab2_4e\">Legislative Finance &#8211; PFD Scenarios<\/a><br><\/li><li>April 25: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.akleg.gov\/basis\/Meeting\/Detail?Meeting=SFIN%202019-04-25%2009:00:00#tab2_4e\">Legislative Finance &#8211; PFD Scenarios cont.<\/a> <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note this is not an extensive list of Senate Finance Committee meetings.&nbsp; We have held other hearings on legislation, confirmation of Governor\u2019s appointees, and other topics not directly pertaining to the state\u2019s fiscal situation or the budget.&nbsp; A complete catalog of Senate Finance Committee Hearings can be found <a href=\"http:\/\/www.akleg.gov\/basis\/Committee\/Details\/31?code=SFIN#tab2_7\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Senate Finance Committee has been plugging along since the 31st Alaska State Legislature convened in mid-January.&nbsp; 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