In his annual address, Alaska’s governor called for the oil-dependent state to diversify revenue sources
In his state-of-the-state address Thursday, Alaska Gov. Bill Walker called on lawmakers to consider a adding payroll tax and using earnings from the state's sovereign wealth fund.
Even as he celebrated news that North Slope oil production has ticked up for two consecutive years and that the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge may soon open for drilling, Alaska Gov. Bill Walker cautioned in his state-of-the-state address that the days of near-complete dependence on oil revenues are gone.
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