Sen. Meyer: Savings can mitigate budget overhaul impacts

The Majority Caucus in the State Senate has one priority this year: restoring fiscal stability to Alaska. And Senate President Kevin Meyer, of Anchorage, says Permanent Fund earnings will have to be part of that mix.
Senate president Kevin Meyer. (Photo by Josh Edge, APRN – Anchorage)
But Meyer says the first order of business will be trimming the state budget. And he says there is room to make substantial reductions.
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