Revenue is Sufficient for Education, Infrastructure, Healthy Families, PFD JUNEAU – With lack of meaningful progress on a fiscal plan, the House passed an unfunded operating budget on a vote of 23-17 today. Alaska House Coalition members voted against needless spending, against using savings, and now urge the Senate to fix the structural deficiencies and […]
“So doctor, why did you decide to go into health care?” “Oh, I don’t care for the health part. I just love all the paperwork.” That’s a conversation that has likely never happened in the history of medicine—because for doctors, providers, patients, and caregivers alike, the “non-health” parts are the very worst parts of health […]
JUNEAU – The Senate Rules Committee introduced legislation Friday to fix several flaws in Alaska’s oil tax structure. Senate Bill 114 would level the playing field by having all oil producers pay the same corporate income tax rate as corporations at 9.4%. This would only apply after the first $4 million in annual net income. […]
“Our first priority should be in protecting your ability to exist without social media companies harvesting and commodifying every single piece of data about you without you and without your consent,” the Democrat argues. Amid a national debate over whether Congress should ban TikTok, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Saturday posted her first video on the social media […]