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网页2024年9月12日 · The Alaska Beacon is an independent, nonpartisan news organization focused on connecting Alaskans to their state government. Our journalists fairly and fearlessly report on the people and interests that determine state policy. We’re part of States Newsroom, the nation’s largest state-focused nonprofit news organization.
Arctic Alaska House race focuses on issues that candidates say …
网页23 小时之前 · Three Inupiat candidates are seeking to represent both the North Slope and Northwest Arctic, distinct Arctic regions in one House district.
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网页BY: James Brooks - September 6, 2024. Alaska’s governor has vetoed a bill intended to clarify the rental car tax collection process for Alaskans who put up their vehicles for rent on Turo and similar car-sharing applications. The Alaska Department of Revenue has said that Turo is subject to the state’s 10% sales tax on rental cars, but Turo ...
Commentary • Alaska Beacon
网页2024年9月10日 · BY: Andrew Kitchenman - August 12, 2024. Alaskans voting in the Aug. 20 primary election again have a resource to learn where the candidates stand on a wide range of issues: the Alaska Beacon’s 2024 Voter Guide. These questions encompass candidates’ positions on everything from schools to taxes to what candidates see as …
Two years in, the Alaska Beacon is going strong
网页May 10, 2024 7:14 pm. The Talkeetna spur road leading into community’s downtown district is seen on March 9, 2024, with Denali and other Alaska Range mountains in the backdrop. (Photo by Yereth Rosen/Alaska Beacon) On Saturday, the Alaska Beacon will mark the second anniversary of its May 11, 2022, launch. Just like this week, the launch week ...
Alaska’s food stamp program rebound continues with more users, …
网页2024年6月20日 · Alaska’s food stamp program rebound continues with more users, timely benefits. Bulk food in Food Bank of Alaska’s Anchorage warehouse on April 21, 2023. (Photo by Claire Stremple/Alaska Beacon) After years of backlogged applications kept thousands of Alaskans from accessing food aid, the …
The Alaska Beacon launches with the goal of a better-informed state
网页2022年5月11日 · The Alaska Beacon aims to be an outlet people who want to better understand Alaska and its government can turn to. It’s nonpartisan and independent of any politician, political campaign or vested interest. The Beacon makes Alaska the 27th state covered by States Newsroom, a national nonprofit …
After larger deal fails, state lawmakers propose payout of up to …
网页2022年5月17日 · A six-member committee completed work on the compromise budget late Tuesday, three days after the Alaska House failed to agree with a budget proposal passed by the Senate. The compromise budget has been altered only slightly from the Senate’s version. Its biggest change: Instead of a payout of …
About • Alaska Beacon
网页ABOUT US. Alaska Beacon is an independent, nonpartisan news organization focused on connecting Alaskans to their state government. Alaska, like many states, has seen a decline in the coverage of state news. We aim to reverse that.
EPA gives partial approval to state plan for improving Interior …
网页2023年11月27日 · The EPA action partially approves and partially disapproves of the latest plan developed by the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation to comply with the Clean Air Act in the Fairbanks North Star Borough. Approved elements included some concessions by the EPA to state arguments about air …
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