Governor follows up on State of the State speech

Alaska Gov. Bill Walker gave the State of the State address Thursday night. His main message was that Alaska can control its own destiny if it follows through on policies he’s proposed.

Alaska Public Media and KTOO’s Andrew Kitchenman sat down with Walker on Friday talk about what’s next in the Capitol. Then, Alaska News Nightly host Zachariah Hughes talked to Kitchenman about Walker’s insistence that the Legislature pass a budget in 90 days.

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Andrew Kitchenman is the state government and politics reporter for Alaska Public Media and KTOO in Juneau. Reach him at akitchenman@alaskapublic.org.

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