Rep. Wilson seeks deeper budget cuts, to no avail

Rep. Tammie Wilson, R- North Pole, reads through a series of amendments to the state’s budget during the House Finance Committee meeting on Tuesday in Juneau. (Photo by Rashah McChesney/Alaska’s Energy Desk)Conflicts over the state budget are rising as the spending plan advances through the House Finance Committee.
Committee member Tammie Wilson introduced more than 200 of 330 amendments to the budget, including a group of separate 38 cuts to overtime and other types of work that pay