Alaska Senate leader: Passing a permanent fund bill critical

The majority leader of the Alaska Senate says he will consider this session a success if lawmakers pass the state operating and infrastructure budgets and a bill that allows for structured draws from Alaska’s oil-wealth fund.
Republican Sen. Peter Micciche told reporters Monday that when you add “extreme cuts” or broad-based taxes to the mix, you begin to “politically complicate” matters.
He says the one measure to address the deficit that must pass this year involv