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Most new taxes would hit working-class Alaskans harder than the rich, report finds

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
A new report released last week dives into the nuances of different budget-balancing tactics and how they impact jobs and household income.
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Dunleavy’s fiscal plan: Sales tax for you, tax cuts for corporations

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s omnibus tax bill landed with a thud on Monday.
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‘Our government is out of control,’ Alaska legislator says, calling for end to state aid for ICE

Federal Government James Brooks, Alaska Beacon -
Chairs of state military committee ask questions about unconfirmed deployment of U.S. soldiers from Anchorage to Minnesota.
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Light on specifics, Dunleavy says his yet-to-be-introduced fiscal plan ‘could work’

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
Gov. Mike Dunleavy gave his final State of the State address last week.
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With Dunleavy’s sales tax proposal on the horizon, GOP legislators vote down corporate tax bill

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
Legislators from the House and Senate Republican minorities voted en masse to uphold Gov. Mike Dunleavy's veto.
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Begich challenger Bill Hill makes a splash in congressional campaign launch

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton -
Bill Hill, a longtime commercial fisherman and former superintendent of the Bristol Bay School District, joined the race to unseat GOP Rep. Nick Begich.
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Alaska Legislature kicks off with a ‘downer’ of an outlook

News Matt Acuña Buxton -
The Alaska Legislature kicked off its 2026 session on Tuesday with a gloomy outlook thanks to an already-bad fiscal picture.
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Adam Crum blasted for ‘overall lack of diligence’ on handling $225 million in savings

Economy Dermot Cole -
This story was originally published by Dermot Cole, Reporting from Alaska. It didn’t take a $350,000 contract with WilmerHale to determine that Revenue Commissioner Adam Crum failed to conduct “rigorous due diligence” when he decided to take up to $225 million in...
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As the State of Alaska remains hellbent on prosecuting Samoan US nationals for voting, Alaskans rally around Whittier couple

Courts Matt Acuña Buxton -
On a chilly Thursday afternoon outside the Boney Courthouse in downtown Anchorage, Tupe Smith and her husband, Mike Pese, were joined by members of Alaska’s Samoan community and those outraged by the state’s drive to make an example out...
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Poll: Peltola opens race for U.S. Senate with slight edge on Sullivan

Elections Matt Acuña Buxton -
Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola announced her plans to challenge right-wing Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan this week.
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