17-03-2016 00:36 via alaskapublic.org

State contemplates how it will pay for the budget

As the state legislature begins the final month of the session- one big question is looming: How are lawmakers going to pay for the budget?
Even with several hundred million dollars in cuts, the state has a more than 3 billion dollar deficit to fill.
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Sen. Pete Kelly speaking on Senate floor (Stock Photo by Skip Gray/Gavel Alaska)
Members of the Republican-led Senate majority differ with Governor Bill Walker on whether the state must permanently address all of its budget problems t
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