Fate of competing plans to close state budget is uncertain

Co-chair of House Finance Rep. Paul Seaton, R-Homer, asked questions during a hearing on Tuesday. Seaton supports reintroducing an income tax. (Photo by Skip Gray/360 North)
To some House members, reintroducing an income tax in Alaska is the best way to close a long-term gap between how much the state government spends and what it raises in revenue.
But senators are opposed to the plan, leaving a political chasm between the two chambers with only 11 days left before the scheduled end to the legi