- June 24, 2021
- Posted by: Stratford Team
- Category: Business
Alaskans won’t be able to get a student loan, business license, driver’s license or visit a public shooting range or museum if the state’s government shuts down July 1.
Late Wednesday, the state of Alaska published a list showing what services will partially or wholly stop during a government shutdown.
According to the list, ferries will continue to run, Medicaid will still pay for health care, and both prisons and Pioneer Homes will stay open.
The new list isn’t completely clear: It says sport and commercial fisheries will be open only to the extent necessary “to maintain constitutional duties.” It doesn’t explain beyond that. The list also doesn’t mention what happens to the state court system or the University of Alaska.
Alaska legislators began a special session of the Alaska Legislature on Wednesday in an attempt to avert a shutdown caused by the failure to finalize a budget for the coming fiscal year. A shutdown…
