JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Gov. Sean Parnell is proposing putting $3 billion from savings toward addressing Alaska's $12-billion unfunded pension liability.

The state's currently on a payment schedule that calls for increasing payments expected to exceed $1 billion before dropping.

Parnell previously supported staying on that schedule but says he's become convinced, partly from feedback from ratings agencies, that that option isn't sustainable.

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