4+ hour, 43+ min ago  (1167+ words) Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy is urging state lawmakers to act on his proposal to cut state taxes by $7. 2 billion over the next 36 years to subsidize construction of the proposed trans-Alaska natural gas pipeline. Failing to act, he said, could keep…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (312+ words) The Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities is planning to relax the requirements for a subsidy program intended to attract cargo airlines to Fairbanks International Airport. In a March 6 public notice, the department said it will waive landing and…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (957+ words) The Alaska House of Representatives advanced a nearly $500 million supplemental budget bill to address the state's budget deficit " one of the largest budget shortfalls to date " amid debate and scrutiny from Republicans who opposed drawing from a state savings account…...