State Rep. Bill Thomas, R-Haines, at a Nov. 29 Haines Chamber of Commerce lunch discussed the impact of Southeast population declines and his new position as co-chair of the House Finance Committee.
“I tell people, ‘In all honesty, I don’t think Haines realizes what a co-chair of finance means,’” Thomas said. “It’s big. It’s huge. Like I said, we’re writing the budgets for the whole state.”
Thomas stepped in for state Sen. Albert Kookesh,…
