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ALASKA LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL v. KNOWLES

Nos. S-8842, S-8851.

21 P.3d 367 (2001)

ALASKA LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL, Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. Governor Tony KNOWLES, in his official capacity as Governor for the State of Alaska, and Mark Boyer, in his official capacity as Commissioner of Administration for the State of Alaska, Appellees/Cross-Appellants.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

April 20, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Pamela Finley, Legislative Affairs Agency, Juneau, for Appellant/Cross-Appellee.

James L. Baldwin and John B. Gaguine, Assistant Attorneys General, and Bruce M. Botelho, Attorney General, Juneau, for Appellees/Cross-Appellants.

Before MATTHEWS, Chief Justice, EASTAUGH, FABE, BRYNER, and CARPENETI, Justices.

OPINION

EASTAUGH, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

Governor Tony Knowles, invoking the governor's constitutionally granted power to veto "items" in appropriation bills, struck descriptive language from five appropriations the Alaska legislature enacted in 1997. Were the vetoes constitutionally invalid, as the superior court declared, either because the vetoed passages were not "items" or because the governor did not adequately explain his...

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