WASHINGTON — If you’re a registered voter in the Western U.S. state of Nevada, you’d have received a mail-in ballot this year, whether you asked for one or not. That’s thanks to a new law that the state enacted last year as part of a broader effort to make it easier for people to vote. But […]
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service Wednesday announced the tax year 2023 annual inflation adjustments for more than 60 tax provisions, including the tax rate schedules and other tax changes. Revenue Procedure 2022-38 provides details about these annual adjustments. New for 2023 The Inflation Reduction Act extended certain energy-related tax breaks and indexed for inflation […]
Speaker Stutes releases statement on Governor’s budget proposal JUNEAU — Today, Governor Mike Dunleavy released his budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year, setting off months of deliberation by the Legislature and the administration as policymakers work toward a final spending plan. Speaker Louise Stutes released the following statement on the budget: “The Alaska House […]
As boreal forest wildfires increase in severity and frequency, new patterns of post-fire recovery are emerging. Research led by Jill Johnstone and colleagues at the U.S. National Science Foundation-supported Bonanza Creek Long-term Ecological Research site found that recent wildfires led to changes in tree species dominance that are persisting through post-fire succession in Alaska’s boreal forests. Boreal black […]