Committee weighs cutting school debt payments

Rep. Paul Seaton, R-Homer, co-chairman of the House Finance Committee, listens to Rep. Steve Thompson, R-Fairbanks, on Monday. Seaton proposed a $48.7 million cut to school construct debt reimbursements. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)Alaskans would pay more in property taxes if the state government cuts the amount it pays to offset the debt to build schools.
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A House committee included a $48.7 million cut in state aid during a step in writing the state budget Tuesday.
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