Looming state deficit encourages Alaska House lawmakers to quash budget additions
House legislators made few additions to their spending plan as they worked through a second day of amendments.
Source: alaskapublic.org
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Tax on, tax off: Cutting corporate taxes while imposing 2% sales tax gets skeptical response
Fiscal plan focus of a committee hearing.
Source: juneauempire.com
Committee axes funding for Alaska's effort to take over a federal wetlands permitting program - Taku 105
Juneau, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - The House Finance Committee is considering budget amendments this week and will resume work at 9 a.m. Tuesday
Source: taku105.com
Legislative resolution takes aim at EPA wood-stove certification in Fairbanks
Fairbanks, Alaska (Alaska Beacon) - A resolution pending in the Alaska Legislature urges both the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation to do more to address wintertime air pollution in Fairbanks.
Source: taku105.com
Alaska Journal | Lawmakers say a new fiscal cap could stabilize Alaska's economy. It could also tank it.
A tighter limit on state spending is a top priority for Republicans in the state House of Representatives this year, but a proposal to tie spending to gross domestic product is raising questions about whether a tighter limit will hamstring the state’s ability to fund critical services and weather future economic downturns.
Source: alaskajournal.com