economics

Preliminary damage estimate from Alaska quake set at $76M

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A preliminary assessment of the impact of last month’s magnitude 7.0 earthquake in south central Alaska shows an early damage estimate of $76 million. The Anchorage Daily News reports the state plans to use the data to submit a request for a major disaster declaration from […]

Dunleavy Administration Inherits a $1.6 Billion Deficit

Dunleavy Administration Inherits a $1.6 Billion Deficit

Friday, December 14, 2018 (Anchorage) – Today the Dunleavy administration submitted the Walker administration’s proposed $11.5 billion FY2020 budget simply to meet the statutory deadline and, to demonstrate its ongoing commitment to be honest with Alaskans about the state’s budget shortfall. The root of the problem with the Walker administration’s […]

Department of Revenue Releases Fall 2018 Revenue Sources Book

Department of Revenue Releases Fall 2018 Revenue Sources Book

Juneau – Department of Revenue (DOR) Commissioner Bruce Tangeman released the Fall 2018 Revenue Sources Book today. The Revenue Sources Book includes the Department’s fall forecast of oil price, oil production, and state revenue. The fall forecast is the department’s first revenue forecast following passage of SB 26, which established […]

2019 Fire Suppression System Property Tax Exemption Program

2019 Fire Suppression System Property Tax Exemption Program

PUBLIC NOTICE Fire Protection System 2019 Tax Exemption applications are now available at City Hall. To qualify for the fire protection system tax exemption, each structure for which you are applying must contain a fire protection system approved under AS18.70.081 in operating condition, and incorporated as a fixture or part […]

AP  Housing Woes in Larsen Bay

AP Housing Woes in Larsen Bay

KODIAK, Alaska (AP) — A shortage of family housing in a village on Kodiak Island is having a snowball effect on the community, according to residents. People in Larsen Bay say the lack of available homes in the village of 85 people makes it difficult to attract more families. A […]