On June 9, 1986, more decisions were made to aid Alaska\u2019s budget debacle. After cutting about $45 million from the budget, Gov. Bill Sheffield was expected to sign all three of the budget bills passed through the Alaska Legislature and planned for additional cuts to ensure Alaska\u2019s financial survival.<\/p>\n
Along with the state, the City and Borough of Juneau Board of Education deliberated several plans to keep up with its own dwindling budget. Though lacking details, both the state and the board created plans to reduce the number of impending budget-induced problems.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, a porcupine savagely destroyed the interior of a U.S. Postal Service employee\u2019s truck in a fit of revenge avenging its roadkill brethren. The truck\u2019s radiator and multiple cables were found entangled in porcupine quills and toothmarks.<\/p>\n
Only a few days prior to these events, a case filed by the Alaska League of Women Voters \u2014 stating that legislative decisions made in closed-door caucuses violate Alaskans\u2019 constitutional right to oversee their government \u2014 was deliberated once again after a month of dormancy. However, because of Legislative immunity to the Open Meetings Act, the court found it difficult to rule.<\/p>\n