Senate majority eyes $750M in budget cuts over three years

Sen. Pete Kelly, R-Fairbanks, answers a question from a member of the press corps during a Senate Majority press availability on Tuesday Jan. 17, 2016 in Juneau, Alaska. (Photo: Rashah McChesney/Alaska’s Energy Desk)The state Senate is generating ideas to make significant cuts to the state budget. They’d like to lock in lower spending levels into the future.
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The Republican-led Senate majority is more focused on cutting spending to close the state’s budget deficit tha