The new version strips out an unpopular sales tax and substantially rewrites the state’s oil and gas tax code to extract more revenue from the industry.
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Alaska House approves $490M fast-track budget bill, but savings draw in question
For now, with the failure of a three-quarters vote necessary to access state savings, the bill has no way to pay for the expenses it calls for.
Alaskans trying to repeal ranked choice voting sue over ballot wording
A repeal measure will appear on the ballot this year. What it says, exactly, is in dispute.
Alaska legislator’s chief of staff arrested on child sex crime charges
Federal agents arrested Craig Scott Valdez, 36, early Friday in Juneau, according to court documents.
Sullivan laces annual address to Legislature with partisan complaint
U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan doesn’t often face challenging questions in public settings, but Democratic legislators had a few things on their minds.
10 candidates report six-figure hauls from early fundraising in Alaska governor’s race
With strong early fundraising, quite a few candidates have a real shot at winning, according to one analyst.