Legislators fighting PFD cut explain their ideas to close budget gap

Alaskans file their Permanent Fund dividend applications in downtown Anchorage in March 2016. Sen. Bill Wielechowski would offset reversing the PFD cut by raising oil and gas taxes, while Sen. Mike Dunleavy wants to start with targeting spending cuts. (Photo by Rachel Waldholz/Alaska Public Media)
When Gov. Bill Walker vetoed half the funding for Permanent Fund dividends, he said it was necessary as part of a comprehensive fiscal plan he’d like the legislature to adopt. Two senators w