The Permanent Fund and the budget

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Lori Townsend, Alaska Public Media
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"There is no perfect plan, other than the plan that gets done," Walker said. "The worst plan [is] the plan of doing nothing, and continuing on the course that we are on." Photo: Rachel Waldholz/APRN
“There is no perfect plan, other than the plan that gets done,” Walker said. “The worst plan [is] the plan of doing nothing, and continuing on the course that we are on.” Photo: Rachel Waldholz/APRN
Lawmakers couldn’t pass a budget plan during 121 days of regular session and will now try to break the gridlock in a special session. All current proposals include using permanent fund earnings to fill the deficit. But the idea of the permanent fund is that it will be…permanent and some Alaskans say, don’t touch it.

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Lori Townsend

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