Gov. Mike Dunleavy touted his accomplishments and reiterated his intention to introduce a plan that would solve Alaska's fiscal crisis. The speech came after the governor promised to propose new taxes in his final year in office. Majority lawmakers met his speech, and his pledge on a fiscal plan, with some skepticism.
The revenue measure would have applied Alaska's corporate income tax on out-of-state companies operating online, and would not have altered taxes paid by Alaska-based companies.
Lawmakers are drafting a letter to federal officials seeking answers to basic questions about the prospective deployment of Alaska-based forces to an American city.
The 8(a) Business Development Program has created substantial opportunities and benefits for Alaska Native corporations, the regional and village entities established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.
Three Alaskans have sued state election officials, alleging language adopted for a ballot measure seeking to repeal the state's open primary and ranked choice voting system is "untrue, incomplete, and partisan."
The House Judiciary Committee chair said stories by the Anchorage Daily News and ProPublica about sluggish court proceedings "stab my heart." Fixing the problem will take more than a state Supreme Court order last year limiting new delays, he said.
