Home heating assistance on chopping block with budget cuts

Gov. Bill Walker’s proposed budget, released Dec. 9, would cut just over $9 million dollars in home heating subsidies for low-income Alaskans by eliminating the Alaska Heating Assistance Program.
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For some, with winter snow comes financial stress over heating bills.
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About 800 households throughout the Bristol Bay region receive government assistance with heating their homes each year.
While the majority of those are funded by the fede