Legislature passes budget, averts government shutdown

The legislature has approved the budget compromise the conference committee delivered Thursday,  avoiding Alaska’s government shutting down for the first time in state history.
Shelley Hughes (R-Palmer) was the lone no-vote in the Senate. Shortly after, she announced she is leaving the majority caucus.
Among the agreements are fully funding education, limiting the PFD to $1100 this year, $57 million in tax credit reimbursements to the oil industry and paying for the operating bud