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AK: Legislators face overtime with big issues unresolved

Newsminer.com: JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska legislators were headed into overtime Sunday as they continued to wrestle with major issues on the session's last scheduled day.

House Speaker Mike Chenault said legislative leaders planned to keep working past the voter-approved 90-day session limit in the hopes of reaching a compromise on outstanding issues, like oil and gas tax credits, in the next few days. The Alaska Constitution allows for regular sessions of up to 121 days with an option to extend for another 10. Potentially disruptive renovation work is scheduled to begin on the Capitol on Monday. The construction schedule aims to have the Capitol effectively cleared out by May 2.

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