ANCHORAGE, Alaska – U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced today that Walter Earl, 75, of Anchorage, and owner of “The Antique Gallery,” has been federally charged for illegally buying and selling walrus ivory, and failing to report any of his income to the IRS. The felony information charges Earl with three counts of Lacey Act […]
ANCHORAGE –The Fair Share Act initiative released the following statement regarding the lawsuit filed Friday challenging the initiative’s certification: “Surrogates for the international oil producers apparently agree Alaskans will vote in favor of getting a fair share of revenues from our three largest and most profitable oil fields. As a result, they have filed […]
ANCHORAGE – The current tax law, Senate Bill 21 (SB21), hurts Alaska most when the price of oil drops. “With dropping oil prices, Alaskans can no longer afford to subsidize multinational companies producing oil from our largest and most profitable oil fields,” says Jane Angvik co-sponsor of the Fair Share Act initiative. Currently, Alaska […]
JUNEAU – The Alaska Senate Monday approved a modest increase to the state’s motor fuel tax rates. Senate Bill 115, sponsored by Senator Click Bishop, R-Fairbanks, increases the tax rates on highway and marine motor fuels to 16 cents and 10 cents per gallon, respectively, and is estimated to generate approximately $35 million in […]