Big issues unresolved as Alaska legislative deadline looms

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) – Alaska legislators face a looming constitutional deadline for completing their work, but they remain at odds over how best to address a multibillion-dollar state budget deficit.
Lawmakers have been grappling with that issue since failing to come up with a long-term solution last year.
This year, there’s general agreement about using earnings from Alaska’s oil-wealth fund to fill much of the deficit but differences over what else should be done.
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