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Yearly Archives: 2017

Governor’s ‘Pomp Tax Plan’ author hasn’t been made available for questions

The contract for Dr. Richard Pomp, the man who wrote the proposed Alaska income tax that was inserted by the Governor into House Bill...

And the author of the governor’s income tax is…Dr. Richard Pomp

A University of Connecticut School of Law professor of tax law is the apparent author of the newest version of Governor Bill Walker's income...

Who wrote Governor Walker’s new tax plan?

“The art of taxation consists in so plucking the goose as to obtain the largest amount of feathers with the smallest possible amount of...

Alaska Chamber launches campaign against income tax

In a media buy that covers television and internet social media, the Alaska Chamber of Commerce today launched a major advertising offense against the...

Gasline anchor tenant signs ‘Dear John’ letter to Walker

Gov. Bill Walker had a friend in the Japanese company Resources Energy, Inc. In fact, they kind of had a thing going. So he thought. The Japanese...

Bright, shiny objects: Seward’s Day, Earthquake Day, Charlo Greene

MAGNITUDE:  Today at 5:36 pm, duck and cover for four minutes and thirty-eight seconds in honor of the Good Friday earthquake of 1964 and the 139 souls...

Newest tax plan, HB 115 — you’re going to need an accountant

A new state income was plopped on the desks of members of the House Finance Committee last week, and it's a dizzying restructure of what was being considered just...

Governor strikes a defensive posture on Klutina access

WHAT DID WALKER AGREE TO? Gov. Bill Walker this week finally spoke to an issue that has driven a wedge between him and an important base of...

Uber gets a Lyft as ride-sharing passes Senate

Ride-sharing companies such as Uber and Lyft got the green light by the Alaska Senate, which voted to pass Senate Bill 14, allowing Alaskans to...

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