Senate focuses on Permanent Fund plans to close budget gap

Proposals to spend Permanent Fund earnings on the state budget will be a major focus of the legislative session’s final nine days.
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Sen. Lesil McGuire, R-Anchorage, believes bills that will use the Permanent Fund o the budget could strengthen the Permanent Fund for the future (Photo by Skip Gray, 360 North)Leading lawmakers say the outcome could be a combination of bills proposed by Governor Bill Walker, Anchorage Republican Senator Lesil McGuire and Anchorage Republican Repr