Walker gives ‘unprecedented’ address on local budgeting woes

Governor Bill Walker during a press conference last November in Anchorage. (Photo: Zachariah Hughes, Alaska Public Media – Anchorage)Governor Bill Walker’s budget vetoes have carved at $17 million dollar hole in the Anchorage’s revenues, with the bulk of that drop hitting the school district.
In a move he called “unprecedented,” Walker spoke by phone through a hoarse voice to the Anchorage Assembly during its Tuesday night meeting. The brief remarks addressed&n