Gov. Walker plans to step in amid budget stalemate

11:15 a.m.
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker says legislative negotiations on a budget fix are at a stalemate and he plans to step in.
In a statement Friday, Walker says his administration has begun work on what he calls a compromise package that he plans to share with lawmakers next week.
Walker spokesman Jonathon Taylor said he did not know what the final package might look like.
Walker says there’s no reason that lawmakers cannot finish their work within the current special session, which is sche