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Walker asks for balanced budget as tool to fight crime
Gov. Bill Walker called the Alaska Legislature into its fourth special session of the year and put taxes…
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Analysis shows state will exhaust main savings account within two years
Unless legislators act, the state of Alaska will run out of money sometime in late 2018 or early…
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Analysis: Why there’s ‘0 percent’ chance the Legislature addresses deficit this year
On taxes, the gap between the coalition majority that runs the Alaska House of Representatives and the predominantly…
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Walker proposes payroll tax to fix (part of) the state deficit
To help solve Alaska’s multibillion-dollar annual deficit, Gov. Bill Walker is calling for a 1.5 percent payroll tax…
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Walker to call fourth special session
The Alaska Legislature will try to find a new hope in the fourth special session of the year.…
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State doubles tourism funding in capital budget
Alaska is betting on tourism. Facing a multibillion-dollar deficit, declining revenue and a public generally opposed to new…
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Alaska’s marijuana industry is enjoying a summer boom
Alaska’s legal marijuana market is going through a summer boom, with a record 547 pounds of cannabis flower…
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Walker OKs capital budget
Gov. Bill Walker signed Alaska’s capital construction budget without ceremony or vetoes Monday in the Capitol, fulfilling a…
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Legislature passes $1.4 billion capital budget
In a one-day special session Thursday, the Alaska Legislature passed a $1.4 billion capital construction budget, then adjourned…
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Legislature starts third special session today
Gov. Bill Walker killed Juneau Access. The Alaska Legislature will bury it. The 30th Legislature starts its third…
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Lawmakers return to Juneau next week
The Alaska Legislature is coming back to Juneau. Don’t expect lawmakers to stay long. On July 27, the…
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Deal on oil subsidy cuts is near total collapse
A deal to cut the state subsidy of oil and gas drilling appears to be mortally wounded if…
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Walker signs shutdown-averting budget
Gov. Bill Walker has signed a shutdown-averting $8.8 billion state operating budget into law. Walker signed the budget…
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Legislature averts shutdown, but more work remains
The morning after the Alaska Legislature averted a statewide shutdown, you could find more tourists than legislators in…
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What does the Juneau delegation think of the budget deal?
All three of Juneau’s delegates to the Alaska Legislature voted in favor of the deal to avert the…
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Alaska Legislature averts shutdown with nine days to spare
With nine days to spare, the Alaska Legislature has averted a statewide government shutdown. At 1:04 p.m. Thursday…
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Budget deal imminent
The Alaska Legislature is close to a deal to avert a statewide government shutdown, legislative leaders say, and…
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Lawmakers agree on DOT budget, but solution may mean long-term trouble for ferries
The legislative committee trying to avert an Alaska government shutdown has agreed on a deal to fund the…
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Alaska remains on course for statewide shutdown; second special session begins
After its first special session ended in failure, the Alaska Legislature is still searching for a way to…
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House ends special session with failed ‘Hail Mary’ on budget
It was a mic-drop moment on a trampoline. In a surprise Thursday night move, the Alaska House of…