Special Session Day 2: Lawmakers pan governor’s tax proposals

In the debate over how to close Alaska’s $3.8 billion budget hole, one potential solution hasn’t gotten much traction: finding new sources of revenue.
Rep. Dan Saddler, R-Eagle River, discusses the state operating budget on the floor the House of Representatives, March 11, 2016. (Photo by Skip Gray, 360 North)That was supposed to be a major focus of the special session happening now.
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But in the first committee hearing this week, lawmakers panned Gov. Bill Walker&r