Alaska Senate passes capital budget

By Associated Press

Published April 12, 2014 4:00am ET

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Alaska Senate passes capital budget — State Sen. Pete Kelly, R-Fairbanks, speaks on the floor of the Senate during discussion on a bill on the Alaska Municipal Bond Bank Authority on Friday in Juneau, Alaska. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer) | Becky Bohrer

The state Senate passed a $2.2 billion state capital budget Friday, along with a bill to raise the borrowing limit of the Alaska Municipal Bond Bank Authority as part of an overall package to help build a new heat and power plant at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Reconsideration was served on the budget, meaning it could be voted on again before going to the House. Friday’s vote was 19-1, with Sen. Bill Wielechowski, D-Anchorage, voting against.

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