Differences over future divide Alaska Legislature

Rep. Neal Foster, D- Nome, co-chair of the House Finance Committee, discusses budget issues at a House Majority press availability on March 21. Foster is concerned about the potential effect of further budget cuts. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)Philosophical differences between members of the House and Senate are raising the risk that the Legislature ends the session without resolving the state’s ongoing budget crisis.
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