17-09-2016 03:00 via alaskapublic.org

Walker ‘disappointed’ in Permanent Fund suit filed by Wielechowski today

A lawsuit seeking to maintain full Permanent Fund dividends this year was filed Friday – and Governor Bill Walker blasted the arguments in the lawsuit.
Gov. Bill Walker announces line-item budget vetoes at the Atwood Building in Anchorage on Wednesday. Lt. Gov. Byron Mallott is also pictured. (Photo by Rachel Waldholz, Alaska’s Energy Desk)Anchorage Democratic Senator Bill Wielechowski and two retired lawmakers – Clem Tillion and Rick Halford – filed the lawsuit. The
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