Cathy Giessel, R-Anchorage, and former Juneau city council member Barbara Blake. the measure does the opposite of what it does, and it omits very significant changes the measure will make state have diverse political perspectives: Hall is a registered Democrat, Giessel is a Republican, and Blake

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unsuccessful, but family raising funds to explore more of the channel while continuing to look on land Lane The video screen of the ROV’s remote control showed a constant flow of snow-like small debris flowing "And he said, ‘We're going to be up that way and I'd like to help.’ And we were all on board." "We were in Glacier Bay National Park last year when we had a job looking for a sunken yacht," he said They wanted to go look at a glacier up there…we had a general idea where it was, it was about seven hours

pennies resulting from Trump administration’s halt in production A cash register drawer at Rainbow Foods "If they've gotten rid of it it seems like it's only a matter of time, so this is probably the right thing to do eventually," she said during the noon hour on Monday at Rainbow Foods. Dyoni Smith, a section manager at Rainbow Foods who was working at one of the registers on Monday, said "And then we have some, like one guy who comes in and he'll pay cash, and he'll put the remainder in

The most eye-catching items to many residents are likely to be a 2% statewide sales tax that rises to A key concern for municipal officials is the state taking over the collection of all sales taxes and In addition, voters last fall approved exempting "essential" food and residential utilities from local The statewide sales tax proposed by Dunleavy, which would take effect July 1, 2027, would tax food except "For oil and gas, the bill raises the minimum production tax floor for oil produced on the north slope

Andy returned to Juneau in 1987, working several years at Fred Meyer and then Northern Sales before taking a leap of faith to work for a friend’s flooring company. Although both of his children spent time on their hands and knees learning various aspects of the flooring Harper even considered taking over the business when the time was right. He humored Darcy and her friends on many occasions by transforming his flooring van into a party bus,

two-term career in the job, is picking at the plate of a long-term fiscal plan for the state, much like But that complex dish is like the frozen turkey you neglected to pull out of the fridge in time to cook It’s too late to make the dinner table this legislative session. And not wanting the Legislature to even think about ever messing with his political cake, the governor Instead of leading with dessert, the governor should first make sure the state has the money to cover

However, she said those negotiations and a move will take time, so "there is no scenario where we are "We had a meeting there when this room flooded and it worked really well," she said, referring to a meeting I heard feedback from people that was like, ‘Hey, I can do a 5 p.m. or I can do a lunch meeting. A set time limit may make executive sessions difficult if members are struggling to reach a decision, However, with the current end-of-meeting approach "it's really hard to ask you to make really impactful

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new funding bill 9 a.m. – Senate Finance hears a status report on the state ferry system House/Senate floor House Fisheries is taking public testimony on a request to extend a federal ban that expires in 2026 Direct-Entry Midwives meeting 9:30 a.m. – Marijuana Control Board meeting begins House and Senate hold floor Thursday, Feb. 5 Alaska Forum on the Environment takes place in Anchorage. Council meets in Anchorage. 9 a.m. – State Board of Public Accountancy board meeting House/Senate floor

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The second ballot measure put forward by the coalition is the proposal to exempt food and utilities from This sales tax exemption on food and utilities is straightforward: We won’t pay sales tax on these items They instead point to CBJ grants or projects that they don’t like. tax to make up the difference. it will help us all, but especially those with less money by removing that regressive sales tax on food