Alaska lawmakers face special session with big issues left
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska legislators' to-do list is largely unchanged from four months ago, with the budget, oil tax credits and a plan to address a multibillion-dollar budget deficit unresolved as...
View ArticleWalker: Alaska faces fiscal crisis amid legislative inaction
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Gov. Bill Walker said Monday that the state is in a fiscal crisis as a result of legislative inaction in the face of a multibillion-dollar budget deficit. Walker has long resisted...
View ArticleThe Latest: Walker proposes 3 percent sales, use tax
The Latest on the start of the Alaska Legislature's special session (all times local): 1:25 p.m. Gov. Bill Walker is proposing a new, statewide 3 percent sales and use tax, which he calls an...
View ArticleThe Latest: Alaska lawmakers start special session
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — The Latest on the start of the Alaska Legislature's special session (all times local): 11:14 a.m. The Alaska Senate has convened a special session called by Gov. Bill Walker to...
View ArticleAlaska lawmakers to begin another special session
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Alaska lawmakers on Monday were set to begin a special session called by Gov. Bill Walker to address the state's multibillion-dollar budget deficit. An earlier special session...
View ArticleAlaska lawmakers begin another special session
Alaska lawmakers on Monday began a special session called by Gov. Bill Walker to address the state's multibillion-dollar budget deficit, with a new proposal from Walker to institute a 3-percent...
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