U.S. Senate bill could cut Alaska ferry funding

The ferry Taku sails into the Wrangell Narrows on its way south in 2013. (Ed Schoenfeld/CoastAlaska News)
A federal funding battle could affect the future of the Alaska Marine Highway System.
Ferry chief Mike Neussl says formula changes in the U.S. Senate’s version of a transportation bill would reduce the amount of money available to fix Alaska ships.
“That’s what repowers the vessels. That’s what does the (capital improvement projects) that the Columbia and fast ferries