Alaska governor calls special sessions on budget, spending By BECKY BOHRERMay 14, 2021 GMT JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Thursday called a special session that would begin next week, after the current regular session ends, and focus on the budget and his proposals for the annual check residents receive from the state’s oil-wealth fund. He also announced a second special session, scheduled to begin Aug. 2, that would address topics including a proposed spending limit, revenue and spending of federal recovery aid dollars. Both special sessions would be in Juneau. The first special session is scheduled to begin May 20, the day after the scheduled end of the regular session.