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  • What do residents and tourists think of Juneau’s proposed seasonal sales tax?

    What do residents and tourists think of Juneau’s proposed seasonal sales tax?
    Sep 25 2025
    Juneau voters will decide in this year’s municipal election whether the city should implement a new seasonal sales tax system.
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    5 min
  • Study finds high electricity costs limit heat pump adoption in Anchorage

    Study finds high electricity costs limit heat pump adoption in Anchorage
    Sep 18 2025
    The study showed heat pumps could extend Cook Inlet gas supplies. But they cost Anchorage residents an average of $2,300 more annually than natural gas heating.
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    5 min
  • How will Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” impact Alaskans? It’s hard to say.

    How will Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” impact Alaskans? It’s hard to say.
    Sep 4 2025
    Some elements don’t take effect for a while, but an economist says that doesn’t necessarily minimize the bill’s impacts.
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    5 min
  • As local tanneries shutter, making sea otter crafts becomes more difficult

    As local tanneries shutter, making sea otter crafts becomes more difficult
    Aug 28 2025
    Access to tannery services is just one of many barriers facing sea otter hunters.
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    5 min
  • In rural Alaska, bypass mail rates are going sky-high

    In rural Alaska, bypass mail rates are going sky-high
    Aug 21 2025
    At Elim’s ANICA grocery store, a 10-pound bag of sugar already costs $29.65, over three times as much as the same bag in Anchorage.
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    5 min