Four bills aimed at cutting state costs raise local concerns

Senators introduced four new bills Monday that would require local governments and schools to pay more for pensions, end two college scholarship programs, and cut the amount that municipalities receive in state funding.
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Sen. Pete Kelly speaks on the floor of the Alaska Senate, (Stock photo by Skip Gray/Gavel Alaska)Towns and schools are concerned about the effect on taxes and services.
The first measure, Senate Bill 207, would shift much of the costs of teacher pensions from the s