Walker pauses bond sale to pay for public worker pensions

Gov. Bill Walker talks to reporters in June at his temporary offices in Juneau. On Tuesday, he decided to halt state plans to sell pension obligation bonds. (Photo by Jeremy Hsieh/KTOO)
The state of Alaska won’t issue bonds to pay for public worker pensions – for now.
Gov. Bill Walker pressed pause Tuesday on the sale of up to $3.3 billion dollars of pension obligation bonds after meeting with members of the Senate Finance Committee.
While Walker’s administration has the author