19-01-2016 03:36 via alaskapublic.org

Gov’s plan aims to reshape state’s relationship with oil

“There is no perfect plan, other than the plan that gets done,” Walker said. “The worst plan [is] the plan of doing nothing, and continuing on the course that we are on.” Photo: Rachel Waldholz/APRNAfter months of public debate, lawmakers will gavel in on Tuesday in Juneau to begin fashioning a solution to the state’s budget crisis. With oil dipping ominously below $30 a barrel, Alaska faces a deficit of at least $3.5 billion — or two-thirds the
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