This was screamed about on local radio for weeks trying to get Parnell to stop it but it was supported by both Rs and Ds.

It was simply another bucket of money to create jobs for unions and profits for big construction firms. 

Sen. Hollis French, an Anchorage Democrat and former prosecutor, said "The lab project has been overdue for several years, and it's time to move forward with it. While I know that there are continuing concerns about the size of the project, you don't build something for next year and the year after," French said. "You've got to build something that's going to last for the duration."

Sen. Lesil McGuire, an Anchorage Republican who sits on the Senate's Public Safety Subcommittee, said there is a definite need for the lab, especially to store evidence that can be useful in cold case prosecutions or exonerations. 

It was Neeser that built it with all the same unions you see posting banners on large projects the state pays for.

As usual just follow the money.