WASHINGTON, D.C. –Senator Lisa Murkowski Tuesday criticized the Interior Department’s budget proposal for attempting to make Alaska pay for the decades-old broken promises of the federal government.
The Marketplace Fairness Act sailed through the Senate on Monday evening on a 69-27 vote and now goes to the House for consideration. The bill opens the door to collection of a sales tax on Internet sales.
Ice measurements for the Nenana Ice Classic continue and a new measurement will be taken again on Thursday as the Tanana River's ice stubbornly persists.
For the second time this year, the deadline for studded tire removal has been extended.