With the passage of deep tax cuts late last year, annual U.S. budget deficits are expected to balloon over the next decade, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said Monday. The independent financial scorekeeper said that the long-term U.S. debt, now more than $21 trillion, could soar to more than $33 trillion by 2028, with increasing […]
The Alaska Bureau of Investigation has been asked to attend the autopsy of a Perryville man who died after having an altercation with a family member on Monday morning, troopers revealed in the trooper dispatch. At approximately midnight Sunday night/Monday morning, troopers were notified of the death of 25-year-old Jared Kaiakokonok from self sustained injuries […]
WASHINGTON — With a vote of 51 to 49, Republicans in the U.S. Senate have approved a $4 trillion budget that could pave the way for U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan for what he has called “massive tax cuts and reform.” Senate Republicans were under pressure to approve the tax cut measure before next year’s midterm […]
JUNEAU, Alaska— The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development will close the Eagle River Job Center on Friday, May 19th. Continuing reductions to the department’s budget, and specific cuts to leased space for job centers, necessitated the closure of the Eagle River Job Center. Eagle River job seekers and employers will have the option […]