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Legislative compromise

Alaska Public Media | By Lori Townsend
Published August 4, 2017 at 7:52 PM AKDT
The Alaska State Legislature sign at the Legislative Information Office in Downtown Anchorage.
The Alaska State Legislature sign at the Legislative Information Office in Downtown Anchorage. (Staff photo)

State lawmakers called themselves into a third special session to pass a scaled back capital budget. It was a long time in the making, but does the compromise signal that lawmakers can come together on a longer term budget plan for the state? What sticking points remain?

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Lori Townsend
Lori Townsend is the news director and senior host for Alaska Public Media. You can send her news tips and program ideas for Talk of Alaska and Alaska Insight at ltownsend@alaskapublic.org or call 907-550-8452.
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