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Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoes tax cut intended to settle Alaska’s long-running rental car dispute
Alaska’s governor has vetoed a bill intended to clarify the rental car tax collection process for Alaskans who put up their vehicles for rent on Turo and similar car-sharing applications. The Alaska Department of Revenue has said that Turo is subject to the state’s 10% sales tax on rental cars, but Turo has argued that […]
Alaska Democrats sue to kick their own incarcerated candidate off the ballot
Alaska Democrats have mounted a lawsuit against one of their colleagues as they fight to take an imprisoned congressional candidate off the state’s election ballot. The Alaska Democratic Party sued the Alaska Division of Elections on Wednesday to keep Eric Hafner off the November ballot, according to the Alaska Beacon. Although Hafner is running for […]
“This Truly Breaks My Heart”: Injuries Force Paula Abdul To Cancel Canadian Tour
The illustrious Jacksons discovered Paula Abdul after seeing her in action as head choreographer for the Los Angeles Laker Girls. Her 1988 debut Forever Your Girl sold 7 million copies and spawned four No. 1 hits, including “Straight Up.” Now 62, the “Cold Hearted” singer was preparing to embark on her Straight Up! To Canada Tour this month. Unfortunately for her fans in the Great White North, Abdul is scrapping that tour as she contends with some health issues.
Alaska Gov. Dunleavy vetoes work quota rules for Amazon-like warehouses
Gov. Mike Dunleavy has vetoed a bill that would have required the operators of large warehouses to provide their employees with a written work quota and would have forbidden them from instituting quotas that are so high that an employee would lack time to use the bathroom. The Alaska Legislature passed House Bill 88 this […]
Alaska Couple Finds Dogs Alive a Week After Landslide Destroys Home
The reunion story of William (Bill) and James Montiver, a couple from Alaska, with their loving dogs Alani and Cassie, a week after their home perished in a landslide, is winning hearts on the internet. On August 25, the couple’s three-story house completely collapsed after a devastating landslide occurred in Ketchikan, Alaska. James and William […] The post Alaska Couple Finds Dogs Alive a Week After Landslide Destroys Home appeared first on DogTime.
Homeless Students in Alaska, Nationally Could Lose Access to Added Aid
Alaska school districts risk losing access to up to several hundred thousand dollars in federal funding aimed at homeless students if they aren’t able to commit to spending it by the end of September. The money was included in a federal law providing pandemic relief, and national advocates have been pushing for Congress to extend […]
Alaska judge strikes down law saying only doctors can provide abortions
A state judge in Alaska struck down a law prohibiting anyone other than a licensed physician from performing abortions. Superior Court Judge Josie Garton ruled Wednesday the law imposed a substantial burden on patients’ fundamental privacy rights to make reproductive health decisions. The Alaska Supreme Court previously found the right to privacy in the state’s…
Alaska schools to be stocked with anti-overdose kits, under new law
Emergency kits to save victims of opioid overdoses are on their way to Alaska schools, in accordance with a new law. The law is the product of a measure, House Bill 202, that Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed on Aug. 30. The bill requires schools statewide to have kits on hand and, when schools are in […]
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