Government shutdown would cost state hundreds of millions

Alaska is just three weeks away from a government shutdown if lawmakers don’t pass a budget. And if government does shut down, it would cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars to do it — because of interruptions to revenue-generating departments, as well as unemployment and other benefits for state employees.
With each day that passes, Alaska creeps closer and closer to its first-ever government shutdown.
Lawmakers disagree about where to cut the state’s budget. But if t