SEN. HUGHES: Alaska doesn’t need more taxes, PFD cuts or savings withdrawal to rectify budget
What about the budget the legislature is working on now for FY2026 that begins July 1? The spring forecast is $70 million less than the fall forecast. With the unsustainably high base student allocation (BSA) increase of $1000 in the House Majority’s bill,
REP. JOHNSON: Raising oil taxes would jeopardize Alaska’s economy for generations
Raising Alaska’s oil taxes now would jeopardize our economy for generations to
OPINION: Alaska needs a DOGE team to combat tax-and-spend legislators
A version of DOGE at the state level is not a crazy idea. Eleven states have already adopted the DOGE model and are looking for ways to make radical cuts to the cost of state
Alaskans urge lawmakers to oppose tax hikes to grow govt. employee benefits
To pay for this massive growth in government spending, lawmakers are floating the idea of instituting a statewide tax, while further raiding the popular Permanent Fund
AK House Republicans say Dems won’t debate their own education bill because it requires new taxes/PFD raid
Alaska House Republicans says Democrats won’t debate education funding bill because it requires new taxes/PFD
What do Alaskans really pay in taxes?
Regarding property taxes, Alaska's two biggest cities, Fairbanks and Anchorage, pay the most - and Soldotna the least. I was relieved to find that Homer's residents pay below-average property
OPINION: Oppose the witch hunt against conservative Fairbanks Assemblywoman
On July 25, the Fairbanks Borough Assembly will take up an ethics complaint brought against Assemblywoman Barbara Haney by Kristin Schupp. She alleges that Haney broke code 6.12.010 which states that a “public official shall not represent themselves as
Assemblyman calls out Mat-Su Health Foundation for ‘taxation without representation’
Mat-Su Borough Assemblyman Rob Yundt in introducing a resolution to highlight what he sees as oppressive operational practices by the Mat-Su Health Foundation (MSHF), an enormously wealthy organization that was originally founded to promote the health and
Americans for Prosperity-AK warns that legislative push to revive state retirement plan could cost $9B, require taxes, kill PFD
One of the leading conservative advocacy groups in Alaska is urging the State House to reject the Senate’s approval of legislation that would restore a state employee pension plan that it says would cost Alaska upwards of $9 billion
It’s time for Alaska teachers to fight against policies that force them to lie to parents
It’s time for Alaska teachers to fight policies that force them to lie to
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