Lawmakers slam Dunleavy officials over plan for new ferry terminal north of Juneau

Alaska lawmakers are blasting the administration of Gov. Mike Dunleavy for advancing a new ferry terminal north of Juneau that lacks support from residents of the communities that the project ...

Anchorage lawmaker pitches constitutional amendment to lower override vote threshold on budget vetoes

JUNEAU — Alaska lawmakers are debating a resolution that, if approved by voters, would give the legislative branch more power in overriding spending decisions vetoed by the governor. The ...

Legislature continues legal battle with Dunleavy over order creating agriculture department

Alaska lawmakers on Wednesday approved spending $85,000 to continue a legal battle with Gov. Mike Dunleavy over an executive order he issued to establish an agriculture department. The Alaska ...
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'No perfect tax regime': Alaska lawmakers list concerns over Dunleavy's sales tax proposal

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Feb. 5—Gov. Mike Dunleavy's proposed sales tax could clash with existing revenue measures in cities and boroughs across the state, ...

Alaska House advances supplemental spending bill but fails to reach threshold for savings draw

The Alaska House of Representatives on Monday advanced a budget bill seeking to add roughly $500 million to the current year's spending plan. But amid opposition from Republican minority ...
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Alaska governor debuts fiscal plan, including statewide sales tax and guaranteed PFD

Gov. Dunleavy suggests 4% summer statewide sales tax, falling to 2% in winter; many municipal exemptions and caps would go away ...

Lawmakers vote to continue legal battle with Dunleavy over executive order creating agriculture department

Alaska lawmakers on Wednesday approved spending $85,000 to continue a legal battle with Gov. Mike Dunleavy over an executive order he issued to establish an agriculture department. The Alaska ...

At forum, Alaska’s Republican governor candidates split with Trump on Greenland

A fast-moving forum in Juneau on Wednesday hosted 10 of Alaska’s 12 Republican candidates for governor, but the size of the ...
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Alaska’s ferry system could run out of funding this summer due to ‘federal chaos problem’

Alaska’s state ferry system is at risk of a partial or total shutdown this summer due to the failure of the federal ...

Procedural objections almost stop Alaska Legislature from extending disaster declaration

The Alaska Legislature on Wednesday approved a 30-day extension for the state of disaster covering the fall 2025 storms that battered the state’s west coast. The extension allows the state to ...

Lawmakers skeptical as developer of Alaska LNG megaproject sets rapid construction timeline

The developer of the giant Alaska LNG project is telling federal regulators that it expects to begin construction in April, ...

Candidates pour their own money into Alaska governor's race

Some candidates in Alaska's race for governor have been pouring their own money into their campaigns with six months to go until the primary election. Seventeen candidates so far have ...