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The Alaska House has returned to its debate over proposed budget amendments after a lunch break. Amendment 40, from Eastman, would say it& #39;s the Legislature& #39;s intent that state worker union members be told every year that they don& #39;t have to pay union fees. It fails, 12-27. #akleg
Reps. Gillham, LeBon, McCarty, Nelson, Rasmussen, Shaw & Thompson vote no. Eastman& #39;s Amendment 41 relates to having the permanent fund corporation prepare a report detailing state & corp. assets. It fails, 14-25, with LeBon, McCarty, Rasmussen, Shaw & Thompson vote no. #akleg
Eastman& #39;s Amendment 42 says state money shouldn& #39;t be used to maintain date compatible with facial recognition software. It fails, 18-21, with Merrick, Rasmussen and Tuck voting yes and LeBon, McCarty and Thompson voting no. #akleg
Eastman& #39;s Amendment 43 relates to not sending driver& #39;s license information to foreign-owned corporations or foreign governments. It passes, 25-14. Drummond, Hopkins, Josephson, Merrick, Ortiz, Rasmussen, Snyder, Stutes and Tuck vote yes. LeBon and Thompson vote no. #akleg
Eastmant& #39;s Amendment 44 says the state shouldn& #39;t spend money budgeted for vacant positions for other purposes. It passes, 20-19, with Rep. Rasmussen and Speaker Stutes voting yes. #akleg
Amendment 45, from Rep. Johnson, R-Palmer, would cut $32 million from Medicaid related to federal funding. It fails, 18-21. Merrick & Rasmussen vote yes; LeBon & Thompson no. The Amendment 44 vote is rescinded. Now it fails, 18-21, with Rasmussen and Stutes voting no. #akleg
Johnson& #39;s Amendment 46 would move roughly $211,000 in economic development funds to the governor& #39;s office. It fails, 19-20, with Rasmussen voting yes. Johnson& #39;s Amendment 47 would say $1.25 million in nursing fund is a one-time item and won& #39;t recur. #akleg
Josephson notes the state& #39;s high ranking in sexually transmitted infections and says public health spending cuts must stop. Rep. Zulkosky, D-Bethel, notes tuberculosis outbreak in her district & importance of public health nurses to it. It fails, 19-20, w/ Rasmussen a yes. #akleg
Eastman& #39;s Amendment 51 completes a sentence saying a baseline assment of school districts should be sent to the Legislature. It passes, 31-8, with Claman, Edgmon, Fields, Foster, Hannan, Josephson, Tuck & Zulkosky voting no. #akleg
