"Walker recalled that S&P Global Ratings earlier this month warned it would likely downgrade Alaska's credit rating unless lawmakers adopted "structural fiscal reform in the 2017 legislative session." 
So what are to believe that our credit rating is more important than out fiscal stability?
Credit, as we all well know, is the worst thing we can use or care about. Until we can cut out the unneeded costs and operate on what we take in for revenue then we shouldn't be asking for credit anywhere. The governor and now the legislature has taxed us again this year another 1200.00 that is a total 1.5 billion dollars the state has taken from every Man, Women, And Child regardless of their income. They have taxed small children under working age 1200.00 each. This is nothing more than a money grab and is the one main reason our economy has turned into a recession.