Walker signs Alaska state budget day before it starts

Gov. Bill Walker, an independent, speaks at a press availability shortly after calling the Alaska Legislature into the second special session of the year in June. Walker signed the operating budget on Friday. (Photo by Andrew Kitchenman/KTOO and Alaska Public Media)Alaska Gov. Bill Walker signed the state operating budget Friday without vetoing any of it.
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The portion of the budget directly controlled by the Legislature includes $4.9 billion.
The budget includes $760 million for Perman