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Alaskans ask to be taxed
If you listened to all of the testimony Tuesday night, you’d come up with a surprising conclusion: Alaskans…
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Alaska Senate reluctantly examines income tax
A panel of the Alaska Senate has taken its first, reluctant, look at a proposal to revive the…
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Feds block Rainforest Farms pot shop from paying state taxes
The federal government will not let Rainforest Farms pay its taxes. Late last week, Juneau’s first legal marijuana…
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‘Death by a thousand cuts’: University bracing for the worst
Students will pay higher tuition. There will be fewer classes and fewer professors. Campus buildings will be shut…
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Gov. Walker proposes summit to help lawmakers fix budget
In a talk with reporters on Tuesday morning, Gov. Bill Walker renewed his determination that Alaska lawmakers should…
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House approves income tax
It was tax day. On April 15, the Alaska House of Representatives voted 22-17 to impose Alaska’s first…
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Senators ask governor to save Pioneer Homes
The Alaska Senate is calling on Gov. Bill Walker to save the Pioneer Homes in Juneau and Palmer…
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Senators ready to negotiate fiscal fix
When it comes to fixing Alaska’s $2.8 billion deficit, nothing is written in stone. Not even a bill…
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Alaska House votes to lower Permanent Fund Dividend
For the first time in state history, the Alaska Legislature has chosen to spend the Alaska Permanent Fund…
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Income tax, Permanent Fund spending plan advance toward vote
The Alaska House of Representatives will soon vote on the 49th state’s first income tax since 1980 and…
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Senate budget cuts threaten to close Juneau, Palmer Pioneer Home
Marion Rider has lived in Alaska since 1960. The Alaska Senate may leave her homeless. Included within the…
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House votes for oil industry to help resolve deficit
When it comes to solving Alaska’s $2.8 billion deficit, the Alaska House of Representatives is asking the oil…
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Senate slashes millions from schools, university and health care
If the Alaska Senate gets its way, Alaskans can expect fewer teachers, less ferry service, fewer criminal prosecutors,…
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House wavers on income tax
Does the Alaska House of Representatives have the votes to approve Alaska’s first income tax since 1980? “We’re…
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Senate plan slashes education, university, transportation, health services
The Alaska Senate has proposed slashing the state’s public education system, university system, department of transportation, and health…
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Marijuana tax revenue rises, but isn’t as high as state expected
The state of Alaska collected $128,000 of marijuana taxes from 20 growers statewide in February, according to new…
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Cheers for first Alaska Native House Speaker, state income tax
There aren’t many crowds in Alaska that will cheer for an income tax. In a lunchtime address, the…
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Rolling back criminal justice reform would cost Alaska millions
Senate Bill 91, one of the biggest changes to Alaska’s criminal justice system in decades, was touted as…
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Open ears at the Capitol
Kenai Peninsula Borough Mayor Mike Navarre sat confidently in front of the House Finance Committee on Tuesday morning…
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House’s proposed income tax would hit rich Alaskans most, but you’ll pay too
The coalition leading the Alaska House of Representatives has a plan to erase Alaska’s $2.7 billion annual deficit…