Alaska’s senior U.S. senator, Lisa Murkowski, knows from experience how difficult it is for the state to adopt a long-term fiscal plan, rather than simply hoping for federal dollars and high oil prices to pay the bills.
“Alaska will need a legitimate fiscal plan as the federal budget inevitably tightens,” she told state House and Senate members gathered in a joint session to hear her annual address on March 31.
Congressional Republican-led federal budget cuts…
